The 14-2 Minnesota Vikings will travel to Michigan to play against the 14-2 Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday Night Football for a crucial divisional matchup. With a victory over Detroit, Minnesota would clinch the first seed, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage for the postseason. However, with a loss to the Lions, the Vikings will remain the fifth seed.
The road team is 3-point underdogs.
Minnesota Vikings star RB suffered an injury in Week 17
Aaron Jones suffered a quad injury late in the third quarter in Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers after Edgerrin Cooper tackled him for a two-yard loss. Jones did not return for the fourth quarter and finished the day with 47 rushing yards on 12 carries and four receptions for 30 yards. During Sunday’s postgame press conference, Kevin O’Connell told the media that their Pro Bowl running back is dealing with a quad contusion but wasn’t overly concerned with the injury.
“He was working his way through it,” O’Connell said, via Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star-Tribune. “He had some really good runs, but we decided to pull him.”
The Vikings reveal a massive injury report for Sunday Night Football
Aaron Jones participated as a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday and upgraded to a full participant on Friday. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Vikings removed Jones from the injury report for Sunday Night Football and does not have an official injury designation. The Pro Bowl running back will play against the Detroit Lions in a crucial divisional game that will determine the first seed in the NFC.
#Vikings RB Aaron Jones (quad) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday night vs. Detroit.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 3, 2025
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