Week 15 injury report: Minnesota Vikings vs Cincinnati Bengals
By Adam Carlson
Who is out for Week 15 between the Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals and who is questionable for December 17, 2017? Here is the injury report!
The Minnesota Vikings have seen dealing with injuries all season, starting with losing their starting quarterback and running back for the season and trickling down to several starters missing games.
For week 15, there are new names on the injury report and players who appear to be in danger of missing the December 17, 2017 game against the Cincinnati Bengals in a game Minnesota needs to win to get a firm hold on the NFC North and move up in the NFC playoff picture.
Check out the injury report for Week 15 as shared on the official Vikings website showing who has been ruled out on Sunday and who has a chance of suiting up for both teams:
Minnesota Vikings
Out
- Mackensie Alexander, CB – ribs
Doubtful
- Riley Reiff, OT – ankle
- Kyle Rudolph, TE – ankle*
Questionable
- Emmanuel Lamur, LB – foot
With Rudolph doubtful and Blake Bell being placed on Injured Reserve, this opens the door for Kyle Carter get some playing time at tight end. On the other hand, if Reiff is unable to play it is likely that Rashod Hill will see action at left tackle with Mike Remmers returning to right tackle.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Out
- Vontaze Burfict, LB – concussion
- Dre Kirkpatrick, CB – concussion
- Kevin Minter, LB – hamstring
- Nick Vigil, LB – ankle
Doubtful
- T.J. Johnson, C – pectoral
Questionable
- Joe Mixon, RB – concussion
- Shawn Williams, S – hamstring
There are a lot of big injuries here for the Bengals defense. Not having Burfict, Minter, and Vigil available leave them very short and linebacker. Plus, Kirkpatrick is a very capable cornerback who can make explosive plays, and Cincinnati will miss him against Minnesota’s explosive receivers.
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Whose absence from the game will make the biggest impact on the outcome? And Who do you think will win the game in Week 15: the Minnesota Vikings or Cincinnati Bengals? Let us know in the comments section below!
*UPDATE: Kyle Rudolph’s status has been changed from Doubtful to Probable on Saturday via Ian Rapoport