The Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons have issued their first injury reports of the week in advance of their Sunday night showdown. Here they are:
Minnesota Vikings
Did not participate
- LB Blake Cashman, hamstring
- OLB Andrew Van Ginkel, concussion
- RB Ty Chandler, knee
- CB Jeff Okudah, concussion
- C Ryan Kelly, toe
- TE Josh Oliver, ankle
Limited participation
- S Harrison Smith, illness
- PR/KR Myles Price, knee
Full participation
- LT Christian Darrisaw, knee
- WR Jalen Nailor, hand
- RB Zavier Scott, ankle
- DT Elijah Williams, hamstring
For the Vikings, Blake Cashman has a hamstring injury he suffered in Monday night’s game that will keep him out this week and probably a couple more. Andrew Van Ginkel and Jeff Okudah are in concussion protocol. The fact that it is a short week makes it less likely they will clear that protocol in time to play Sunday night, but we’ll see. Ty Chandler suffered a knee injury Monday night that will cause him to miss some time, including Sunday night’s game.
Christian Darrisaw was close to being ready to play Monday night, so it seems likely he will play Sunday night. Harrison Smith remains more of a question mark. In part because we don’t know what his injury is exactly. It had been described as an illness, but Smith described it as a “physical” injury and that the situation is fluid this week, but that’s all we know. I don’t get the vibe that he’ll play this weekend, but we’ll see.
The rest on the list are dealing more with bumps and bruises, according to Kevin O’Connell today, which would seem to indicate they are likely to play on Sunday night.
Atlanta Falcons
Limited participation
- WR Darnell Mooney (shoulder)
- WR Drake London (shoulder)
- S DeMarcco Hellams (hamstring)
- EDGE James Pearce Jr. (groin)
Did not participate
- WR Casey Washington (concussion)
- WR Jamal Agnew (groin)
- S Jordan Fuller (knee)
- OL Jack Nelson (calf)
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said he expects Drake London to play on Sunday night, but they are taking more of a wait and see approach with Darnell Moody. A third Falcons wide receiver, Casey Washington, is in concussion protocol. Washington has been the backup to Mooney.
My guess is that we won’t have much clarity on those in concussion protocol until the end of the week, but we’ll see what the remaining two injury reports reveal.
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