The Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills released their first injury reports in advance of their Monday Night Football matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here they are:
Minnesota Vikings
Buffalo Bills
Injury Report Terms and Glossary
- FP = Full participant in practice.
- LP = Limited participant in practice.
- DNP = Did not participate in practice.
- NIR = Not injury related.
- PUP = Physically unable to participate list.
- IR = Injured reserve. Note: only starters on IR are listed.
- Player Name* = Starter.
Injury designation definitions:
Probable = the league defines a Probable injury designation as a 75% or greater chance of playing. Historically, 95% of players designated probable are active and played on game day.
Questionable = the league defines a Questionable injury designation as being ‘uncertain’ of whether the player will play or not.
This replaces the former definition of having a 50% chance of playing. Historically, 70-75% of players with a Questionable injury designation were active and played on game day.
Doubtful = The league defines a Doubtful injury designation to mean the player is unlikely to participate in the game. In practical terms, teams use the designation when a player has less than a 50% chance to suit up, and active game appearances from this designation remain rare. Historically only around 6% of players with a Doubtful designation are active and played on game day.
Out = will not play. Players with this designation are not active on game day and league rules prohibit them from playing.
Notes on Injured Players
For the Vikings, Kyler Murray being out is the big news and he will not play on Monday night. Theo Jackson also did not practice on Thursday and seems more questionable whether he’ll play or not. Kevin O’Connell said they have other safeties like Jay Ward who could play in Jackson’s absence and a few others are possbilities to be active on Monday night if need be as well.
The rest of the injuries appear to be more of the ‘playing through it’ variety and don’t seem like they’ll keep those players out on Monday night.
For the Bills, a laundry list of players on the injury report including three offensive line starters. Starting left tackle Dion Dawkins did not practice Thursday with a rib injury, nor did starting guard Alec Andreesen, with an ankle injury. Right tackle Spencer Brown was limited with a back issue.
Backup wideout Joshua Palmer also missed Thursday’s practice with a hamstring injury.
Other than that, the rest of the players on the list appear to be more of the playing through minor injuries type, except backups Tyrell Shavers and Jordan Hancock who have their windows open to come back from the PUP list and IR, respectively.
We’ll see how it plays out with injury updates tomorrow and Saturday.
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