A Look at the Vikings’ Injuries | vs. 49ers
The Minnesota Vikings bullied the New York Giants last weekend, winning the Week 1 contest by a score of 22-6.
A Look at the Vikings’ Injuries | vs. 49ers
Next up? Minnesota hosts the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
This week, Minnesota’s injury report remained somewhat quite clean after a bevy of devastating summer injuries.
Overall, the Vikings are moderately healthy to start the season, a tendency that isn’t necessarily widespread around the league. All the “other” Vikings injuries happened before this week.
These are each team’s injured players one day before Week 2.
Vikings Injury Report
Jordan Addison — OUT (Ankle)
Harrison Smith — QUESTIONABLE (Hip)
Brian O’Neill — QUESTIONABLE (Elbow)
Ed Ingram — QUESTIONABLE (Tricep)
Garrett Bradbury (C), Andrew Van Ginkel (OLB), and Jalen Nailor (WR) were limited in practice this week but carry no injury designation to Week 2.
Long-term Injuries
- Mekhi Blackmon, CB (Knee, Out for season)
- Jeremy Flax, OL (Out for season)
- T.J. Hockenson, TE (Knee, Out at least 3 more games)
- Jordan Kunaszyk, LB (Out for season)
- J.J. McCarthy, QB (Knee, Out for season)
- Gabriel Murphy, OLB (Out at least 3 more games)
- Dalton Risner, OG (Back, Out at least 3 more games)
- Najee Thompson, CB (Knee, Out for season)
49ers Injury Report
Christian McCaffrey — OUT (Achilles)
Talanoa Hufanga — DOUBTFUL (Elbow)
Dee Winters — QUESTIONABLE (Ankle)
Yetur Gross-Matos (DL), Aaron Banks (C), and Jauan Jennings (WR) were listed as limited participants at points this week, but all enter Sunday with no injury designation.
The Vikings are 5.5-point underdogs to the 49ers in Week 2. San Francisco hasn’t won a game in the state of Minnesota since 1992. They’ve lost seven straight at the Metrodome and U.S. Bank Stadium.
The 49ers traveled to U.S. Bank Stadium last year with a seven-point favorite attached to the matchup and later lost by five. Minnesota prevailed on Monday Night Football thanks to Kirk Cousins in peak form, Addison’s rookie theatrics, and a suffocating defense in the second half. Kyle Shanahan’s team was also beset by injuries that game, missing left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Deebo Samuel.
The Vikings finished 2-6 (.250) at home last year, one of the worst single-season marks in franchise history. They’ll hope to reestablish homefield advantage this week and next.
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
All statistics provided by Pro Football Reference / Stathead; all contractual information provided by OverTheCap.com.
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