🚑 Infirmary Report | Vikings-Lions 🚑
The Minnesota Vikings topped the New York Jets in London two weeks ago, enjoyed a bye, and now have sights set on the rival Detroit Lions.
🚑 Infirmary Report | Vikings-Lions 🚑
Detroit has beaten Minnesota thrice consecutively, a rather odd circumstance throughout the head-to-head history between the franchises.
Minnesota’s injury report actually looks quite promising, all things considered.
Overall, the Vikings are decently healthy at this point on the calendar, a tendency that isn’t necessarily widespread around the league.
These are each team’s injured players one day before Week 7.
Vikings Injury Report
- Blake Cashman — OUT (LB, Toe)
- Akayleb Evans — OUT (CB, Hip)
- T.J. Hockenson — QUESTIONABLE (TE, Knee)
- Aaron Jones — QUESTIONABLE (RB, Hamstring)
- Patrick Jones II — QUESTIONABLE (OLB, Shoulder)
- Harrison Phillips — QUESTIONABLE (DT, Shoulder)
- Dalton Risner — QUESTIONABLE (OG, Back)
Theo Jackson (S) and Josh Oliver (TE) were limited in practice this week but carry no injury designation to Week 7.
Long-term Injuries
- Mekhi Blackmon, CB (Knee, Out for season)
- Jeremy Flax, OL (Out for season)
- Jordan Kunaszyk, LB (Out for season)
- J.J. McCarthy, QB (Knee, Out for season)
- Gabriel Murphy, OLB (Eligible to return from IR but practice window not opened)
- Najee Thompson, CB (Knee, Out for season)
Lions Injury Report
- Christian Mahogany — OUT (OG, Illness)
- Carlton Davis — QUESTIONABLE (CB, Quad)
- Kevin Zeitler — QUESTIONABLE (OG, Groin)
Brian Branch (S), Frank Ragnow (C), and Dan Skipper (OT) were limited in practice this week but will enter Sunday with no injury designation.
The Vikings are 1.5-point favorites to defeat the Lions in Week 7. Minnesota has a mighty 80-43-2 (.648) against Detroit since 1961.
All NFC North teams have at least four wins through Week 6, with the Green Bay Packers weirdly in last place while showcasing a 4-2 record.
Minnesota’s Super Bowl probability has climbed from +8000 to +1100 in the last six weeks, a signal that oddsmakers are beginning to buy what the purple team is selling. Nobody anywhere predicted Minnesota to be 5-0 at this point on the calendar.
The Lions have not defeated the Vikings four times in a row since the early 1960s.
Detroit is an incredibly balanced enterprise, ranking fourth per offensive DVOA and fourth on defense per the same metric.
Interestingly, the Vikings and Lions haven’t reached the playoffs in the same season in 25 years — 1999.
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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