3 Top Takeaways: Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers – Week 12
By Adam Patrick
Vikings should be fine if Rhodes has to miss time
With less than three minutes remaining in regulation on Sunday, Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes had to leave the field with an apparent injury to his right hamstring. Rhodes did not return to the game and his status for Week 13 is up in the air.
Following Sunday’s contest, the Minnesota cornerback said he will be getting an MRI on his injury and he was able to walk on his own out of the locker room.
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Even if Rhodes has to miss some time, the Vikings’ defense should be fine over the next few weeks without him on the field. Minnesota’s defensive depth has played very well this year and there is no reason to think that they wouldn’t continue to do so in Rhodes’ absence.
Plus, the teams the Vikings have remaining on their schedule for the rest of the season are not really known for have a game-breaking group of receivers. Josh Gordon of the New England Patriots is likely the toughest wide receiver Minnesota has left to face this year.
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Obviously, the Vikings would like to have Rhodes out on the field. But the timing of his injury isn’t horrible and Minnesota’s reserves have already proven many times this season that they can step up and get the job done when their names are called.