Injuries have tried to slow down Minnesota’s emergence as a playoff threat. Justin Jefferson has missed five straight games, Kirk Cousins missed a couple of games and won’t return in 2023, Christian Darrisaw and K.J. Osborn were banged up, and running backs Cam Akers and Alexander Mattison got hurt.
RB Reinforcements Arrive for Vikings
Akers is out for the season with his second ruptured Achilles tendon.