The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions released their first injury reports in advance of their Sunday afternoon matchup at Ford Field. Here they are.
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
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, lots of good news on the injury front after their bye week.
First, both Christian Darrisaw and T.J. Hockenson are in the last phase of the concussion protocol, which is practicing, and they are both expected to clear the protocol and play on Sunday.
Jordan Mason is also back practicing and is expected to be removed from IR and play on Sunday.
Jordan Addison and Charles Demmings are also back practicing after missing time with hamstring injuries and are expected to play on Sunday as well.
Justin Jefferson and Brian O’Neill are still working through their minor injuries, as is James Pierre, but all are expected to play on Sunday.
So, apart from those on IR, it should be all hands on deck for the Vikings on Sunday after some R&R during their bye week.
For the Lions, Kerby Joseph had his 3-week window to return from the PUP list opened this week, but he is unlikely to play on Sunday. Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown did not practice Wednesday with shoulder and ankle injuries, respectively, which is something to keep an eye on the rest of the week.
For the Vikings, Kevin O’Connell didn’t seem overly concerned about either Aaron Jones or Joe Huber. Jones is considered day-to-day while Huber sitting out practice on Wednesday was more precautionary than a sign he won’t play on Sunday. Brian O’Neill continues to play through a minor knee injury.
Bottom line, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Vikings don’t have any injury designations on Friday.
We’ll see how it plays out with injury updates tomorrow and Friday.
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