Final Injury Report | Bears-Vikings 🚑
The Minnesota Vikings have won three straight, bouncing back adeptly after losing two games following their Week 6 bye.
Final Injury Report | Bears-Vikings 🚑
Next up is the Chicago Bears, a club showcasing an underwhelming 4-6 record.
Minnesota’s injury report actually looks decent, all things considered, if one subtracts season-ending injuries to J.J. McCarthy, Mekhi Blackmon, and Christian Darrisaw.
Overall, the Vikings are decently healthy at this point on the calendar, a tendency that isn’t necessarily prevalent around the league.
These are each team’s injured players one day before Week 11.
Vikings Injury Report
- Josh Oliver — OUT (TE, Ankle, Wrist)
- Gabriel Murphy — QUESTIONABLE (OLB, Knee)
- Nick Muse — QUESTIONABLE (TE, Hand)
Jonathan Bullard, Sam Darnold, and Aaron Jones were sprinkled a bit on the injury report this week but carry no injury designation to Week 11.
Long-term Injuries
- Mekhi Blackmon, CB (Knee, Out for season)
- Christian Darrisaw, LT (Knee, Out for season)
- Jeremy Flax, OL (Out for season)
- Jordan Kunaszyk, LB (Out for season)
- J.J. McCarthy, QB (Knee, Out for season)
- Will Reichard, K (Quad, Out at Least 2 More Games)
- Najee Thompson, CB (Knee, Out for season)
Bears Injury Report
- Ryan Bates — OUT (OT, Concussion)
- Elijah Hicks — OUT (S, Ankle)
- Kiran Amegadjie — QUESTIONABLE (OT, Quad)
- D’Andre Swift — QUESTIONABLE (RB, Groin)
Teven Jenkins (OT) and Mercedes Lewis (TE) were limited in practice this week but will enter Sunday with no injury designation.
The Vikings are three-point favorites to defeat the Bears in Week 12. Minnesota has a sweet 5-1 (.833) record against Chicago since the start of 2020.
The Vikings remain in second place inside the NFC North, one game back of the Detroit Lions, a club that is straight crushing it right now. In fact, sportsbooks believe the Lions will win the Super Bowl.
Minnesota’s Super Bowl probability has climbed from +8000 to +2100 in the last three months, a signal that oddsmakers are beginning to buy what the purple team is selling. Nobody anywhere predicted Minnesota to be 8-2 at this point on the calendar. Instead, most would’ve guessed a mark closer to .500.
The Bears started the season with a 4-2 record but have lost four straight.
Chicago’s defense is a formidable, Top 10 unit but oddly can’t stop the run. It may contain the Vikings’ passing attack, but the ground game is a different story.
Minnesota probably needs one or two wins in the next seven games to clinch a playoff spot.
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.
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