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The Minnesota Vikings have received seven straight, bouncing again superbly after dropping two video games following their Week 6 bye.
Shock Title Exhibits up on Vikings Remaining Harm Report
This week’s damage report is out, and Harrison Smith carries a questionable standing into the Week 16 tilt out west.
Subsequent up is the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon a membership very a lot within the playoff chase and desperately needing a dub.
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Minnesota’s damage report, on the entire, is pretty cheap this go-round.
These are every group’s injured gamers at some point earlier than Week 16.
Vikings Harm Report
Jalen Redmond — OUT (DT, Concussion)
Fabian Moreau — OUT (CB, Hip)
Harrison Smith — QUESTIONABLE (S, Foot)
C.J. Ham — QUESTIONABLE (FB, Ankle)
Patrick Jones II (OLB), Brian O’Neill (RT), Harrison Phillips (DL), Dallas Turner (OLB), Stephon Gilmore (CB), Josh Oliver (TE), and David Quessenberry (OT) have been sprinkled a bit on the damage report this week however carry no damage designation to Week 13.
Lengthy-term Accidents
Mekhi Blackmon, CB (Knee, Out for season)
Christian Darrisaw, LT (Knee, Out for season)
Jeremy Flax, OL (Out for season)
J.J. McCarthy, QB (Knee, Out for season)
Ivan Tempo Jr., LB (Hamstring, Out at Least 1 Extra Recreation)
Taki Taimani, DT (Ankle)
Najee Thompson, CB (Knee, Out for season)
Seahawks Harm Report
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Brady Russell — OUT (TE, Foot)
Trevis Gipson — OUT (LB, Ankle)
Okay’Von Wallace — OUT (S, Ankle)
Zach Charbonnet (RB), Kenneth Walker III (RB), DK Metcalf (WR), Olu Oluwatimi (C), Tre Brown (CB), Noah Fant (TE), Ernest Jones (LB), AJ Barner (TE), and Geno Smith (QB) have been restricted in apply this week however will enter Sunday with no damage designation.
The Vikings are three-point favorites to defeat the Seahawks in Week 16. The Vikings have misplaced their final 5 video games at Seattle, a dastardly streak relationship again to 2006.
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The Vikings stay in second place contained in the NFC North, one recreation again of the Detroit Lions, a membership that’s straight crushing it proper now. In actual fact, sportsbooks consider the Lions will win the Tremendous Bowl.
Minnesota’s Tremendous Bowl chance has climbed from +8000 to +1300 within the final three months, a sign that oddsmakers are starting to purchase what the purple group is promoting. No one anyplace predicted Minnesota to be 12-2 at this level on the calendar. As a substitute, most would’ve guessed a mark nearer to .500.
The Seahawks should win on Sunday to maintain tempo with the Los Angeles Rams within the NFC West, and the Rams play the New York Jets, a recreation they’re forecasted to win by three.
Seattle’s protection is a High 10 group within the NFL per EPA/Play, however the offense ranks nineteenth. The Seahawks, on the entire, seemed usually horrible towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers final weekend in primetime.
With a win on Sunday night time, Minnesota can preserve its hopes of homefield benefit within the postseason alive. Profitable three video games in a row would mandate the Vikings to play each postseason recreation at U.S. Financial institution Stadium.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his each day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options company, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as carefully because the NFL.
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