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Two of the Minnesota Vikings Joneses are trending in the correct route.
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The purple group downed the Inexperienced Bay Packers 27-25 on Sunday afternoon, and the one actual draw back to the dub concerned accidents to operating again Aaron Jones and outdoors linebacker Patrick Jones II.
Minnesota travels to Detroit for the final word common season showdown with the Lions this Sunday night time. The winner will seize the NFC’s No. 1 seed within the postseason + host each eligible recreation at its stadium, whereas the loser drops to the fifth seed and hits the street for the postseason, most likely touring to Tampa Bay, Atlanta, or Los Angeles.
And right here’s the place the Joneses stand coming into Week 18.
Aaron Jones
The operating again Jones is on observe to play this weekend. The previous Inexperienced Bay Packer suffered a quad contusion that “should not keep him from participating this week,” O’Connell stated the day after Minnesota toppled Inexperienced Bay.
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Jones notably missed the sport’s last drive when the Vikings iced the Packers for good. As an alternative, RB2 Cam Akers took the sector and sealed the take care of a 1st Down reception that ended the sport. The veteran tailback additionally scored a landing on Sunday night, additional proof that Minnesota’s October commerce for Akers netted dividends.
Akers might additionally obtain an elevated workload towards the Lions if Jones isn’t 100%.
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Jones has banked 1,478 yards from scrimmage this season, his first as a Viking, together with 7 touchdowns. Presently final 12 months, he acquired terribly sizzling in Inexperienced Bay, and Vikings devoted will hope the 30-year-old follows swimsuit in 2024.
And all indications are that Jones will probably be good to go this weekend.
Patrick Jones II
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Jones II has logged 24 quarterback pressures in 2024 and seven sacks. He’s certainly one of Minnesota’s considerably unexpected contributors this 12 months, his fourth season with the Vikings. In actual fact, Jones II and his counterparts, Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard, have performed “too well” that rookie EDGE Dallas Turner has skilled much less defensive motion.
Versus Inexperienced Bay, Jones II was the sufferer of this soiled hit:
If Jones doesn’t play this Sunday, encountering a setback throughout apply this week, Minnesota would presumably hand the baton to the aforementioned Turner. The 21-year-old has notched 2 sacks and an interception within the final three video games and seems to have hit his groove with somewhat little bit of taking part in time.
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Detroit is forecasted to beat Minnesota by two or three factors.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his every day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options visitors, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings 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 intently because the NFL.
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