The Detroit Lions come into town on Christmas Day to take on our Minnesota Vikings. This game probably looked a lot juicier at the beginning of the season. Both teams have had disappointing seasons and the Lions are likely to join the Vikings in the land of the eliminated soon.. The Vikings went on the road with J.J. McCarthy for the first matchup and came away with a victory. They’ll be at home with Undrafted Rookie QB Max Brosmer this time.

Series Record: 81-45-2

Home Record: 44-18-1

Streak: W1

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The Minnesota Vikings won an ugly 16-13 affair in the swamps of Jersey against the New York Giants to improve to 7-8 on the season.

Another injury to J.J. McCarthy overshadowed the victory, this time to his throwing hand. The good news appears to be that there are no broken bones, but his availability for the Christmas Day game on a quick turnaround looks unlikely. If he does indeed miss Thursday’s game, it will mark the seventh time this season he’ll be inactive. He has now missed 24 of 32 (75%) possible games since the start of the 2024 season....

Right around 48 hours out from their Christmas Day game against the Detroit Lions, we have the answer to who will be starting at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17. . .and it will not be J.J. McCarthy.

Head coach Kevin O’Connell announced just moments ago that McCarthy has a hairline fracture in his throwing hand and is out for Thursday afternoon’s game at U.S. Bank Stadium. Max Brosmer will get the start at quarterback for the Vikings.

McCarthy injured his hand late in the second quarter of the Vikings’ 16-13 victory over the New York Giants on...

A Vikings win is always great! However, the injury to JJ McCarthy really stinks. The team really needs to be able to evaluate his play on the field which has seen ups and downs. The ups have been really nice while the downs can mostly be chalked up to him having very little snaps. The difficult part comes with his frequent injuries. You’d like to believe it is just unlucky but at this point, it is a legitimate concern. Going forward, I know that I will be very worried on every snap. I will not say that he is “injury...

The Minnesota Vikings won their 3rd game in a row, defeating the NY Giants, 16-13. It wasn’t the most exciting game for fans to watch, with only 3.6 yards per play. The Vikings did see some of the veteran stars come alive with Justin Jefferson and Aaron Jones having a nice game. The defense was dominant against a subpar New York offense. Will Reichard was perfect, as usual.

Aaron Jones

Jones picked up an ankle injury early in the game. However, Jordan Mason was injured shortly after and missed the remainder of the game. Jones toughed out 21 carries for...

It’s often said that nobody cares about the Pro Bowl, outside of players who have incentives for such things written into their contracts. Based on the announcement that was made just an hour or so ago, fans of the Minnesota Vikings now have even less reason. . .if that’s possible. . .to care about this year’s installment of the Pro Bowl Games.

The Vikings were one of just three teams to have zero players named to the roster for this year’s Pro Bowl Games when the league announced the rosters earlier on Tuesday morning. The other two teams were the...

Is J.J. McCarthy’s season (and future) over after another injury? In this explosive Vikings vs Giants post-game analysis, Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano dive deep into McCarthy’s hand injury, the ongoing drop issues, Max Brosmer’s relief performance, and what it means for Minnesota’s final two games. The Real Forno Show delivers the ultimate Minnesota Vikings podcast breakdown on 1st & SKOL.

In this episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler and producer Dave unpack the Vikings’ gritty 16-13 road win over the New York Giants despite travel chaos, multiple injuries, and sloppy play. The duo dissects J.J. McCarthy’s performance, the...

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

Hello, everyone! It’s time, once again, for us to take a check of the pulse of Minnesota Vikings fans by posting another one of our SB Nation Reacts surveys for this week.

With the short turnaround for Week 17, we’ve just got the one question for you as part of this week’s survey, and that’s our standard question about whether or...

What is wrong with J.J. McCarthy’s hand? Is it a bruise? Is it a nerve? Is there ligament damage? When a player tears their ACL, there is usually an MRI confirming it the very next day. I know the NFL is all about winning and sometimes it’s a strategy teams employ, not saying whether or not a player will start or the extent of their injury until they have to submit their final injury report. The most reasonable explanation as to why we don’t have more information about McCarthy’s injury could be chalked up to gamesmanship or that he is...

Last season, the regular-season finale between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions had just about as much riding on it as a regular season game could potentially have. This season is just about as far removed from that as we could possibly be.

The Vikings and Lions will meet as the second game of the National Football League’s Christmas Day tripleheader, with the Vikings already eliminated from playoff contention and the Lions barely clinging to life in the NFC playoff race. Last season, these two teams combined for 29 regular season victories and met in Week 18 with the...

It’s time for the first injury reports of the week, folks! Yes, because the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions are facing off on Thursday, the first injury reports of the week are up as of today, and we’ve got them here for you.

It’s worth noting that these are probably best described as pseudo-injury reports. The Vikings didn’t actually practice today, so they’re really more of a wag than anything else, while the Lions just went through a walkthrough rather than an actual practice. Still, this is what we’ve got, so let’s get to them.

Detroit Lions

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The Minnesota Vikings have won three consecutive games, including two in a row on the road, but the odds are currently against them making it four in a row when they take the field on Christmas Day.

The folks at the FanDuel Sportsbook have opened the betting lines for this week’s games, and the Vikings are currently a 5.5-point underdog for their matchup against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium. The over/under for this one currently sits at 43.5 points.

This one is currently clouded for the Vikings by the fact that. . .well, we’re still not really sure...