Minnesota Vikings Get Mostly Clean Bill of Health in Final Week 18 Injury Report
With only two days left until the Minnesota Vikings clash with the Detroit Lions in a pivotal battle for the NFC’s top seed and the NFC North crown, the Vikings have now officially released their week-ending injury report.
They’ll only be missing one key defensive player, with all other starters good to go for Sunday, and just two depth pieces listed as questionable.
Minnesota Vikings Week 18 final injury report
Defensive end Pat Jones has officially been ruled out for Sunday’s game. The good news? He’s the only starter sidelined, with everyone else ready to suit up.
Jones, who’s racked up 7 sacks this season, will definitely be missed on defense this Sunday. Hopefully, this is just the team playing it safe and he’ll be ready to go when the playoffs roll around.
Final #MINvsDET injury report
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OUT: Pat Jones II
QUESTIONABLE: Kamu Grugier-Hill and Fabian Moreau pic.twitter.com/o6gDzQsZvI
Linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill and cornerback Fabian Moreau are listed as questionable for Sunday’s game. If they’re able to go, both could provide some much-needed depth to the lineup on defense.
Star running back Aaron Jones, who’s already racked up over 1,000 rushing yards this season, is officially ready to play. His name was removed from the injury report after dealing with a quad injury earlier this week. Jones had been limited in practice on both Wednesday and Thursday, but he’s good to go.
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Legendary safety Harrison Smith, who missed his only game of the season back in Week 16 against Seattle, has returned to action. After suiting up in last week’s game, he showed up on the injury report again this week with a foot issue. He was limited in practice on Wednesday, but fully participated yesterday so he’s set to play on Sunday.
Having Aaron Jones and Harrison Smith ready to go on Sunday is a big deal. The Vikings have done a great job staying healthy all season, and fingers crossed, that trend keeps rolling into the playoffs.
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