The Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons have issued their first injury reports of the week in advance of their Sunday night showdown. Here they are:<\/p>\n
For the Vikings, Blake Cashman has a hamstring injury he suffered in Monday night\u2019s game that will keep him out this week and probably a couple more. Andrew Van Ginkel and Jeff Okudah are in concussion protocol. The fact that it is a short week makes it less likely they will clear that protocol in time to play Sunday night, but we\u2019ll see. Ty Chandler suffered a knee injury Monday night that will cause him to miss some time, including Sunday night\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
Christian Darrisaw was close to being ready to play Monday night, so it seems likely he will play Sunday night. Harrison Smith remains more of a question mark. In part because we don\u2019t know what his injury is exactly. It had been described as an illness, but Smith described it as a \u201cphysical\u201d injury and that the situation is fluid this week, but that\u2019s all we know. I don\u2019t get the vibe that he\u2019ll play this weekend, but we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n
The rest on the list are dealing more with bumps and bruises, according to Kevin O\u2019Connell today, which would seem to indicate they are likely to play on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said he expects Drake London to play on Sunday night, but they are taking more of a wait and see approach with Darnell Moody. A third Falcons wide receiver, Casey Washington, is in concussion protocol. Washington has been the backup to Mooney.<\/p>\n
My guess is that we won\u2019t have much clarity on those in concussion protocol until the end of the week, but we\u2019ll see what the remaining two injury reports reveal.<\/p>\n
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