The Vikings announce the news, but most of the team’s fans are still feeling good about the chances of victory. After all, Minnesota has won five consecutive games. Nevertheless, it’s still worth noting that pushing the win total up to a lucky number — 7 — will need to come without the services of a pair of important players.
Starting corner Akayleb Evans isn’t going to be able to put on the pads on Sunday Night Football. The defense will hand things over to a combination of Mekhi Blackmon and Andrew Booth Jr. to pickup the slack at corner (with the rookie Blackmon being more likely to get huge snaps).