The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears released their final injury reports this week, along with injury designations, in advance of their Sunday afternoon matchup at Soldier Field. Here they are.

Minnesota Vikings

PlayerNamePositionInjuryWednesdayThursdayFridayInjury DesignationJordan MasonRBThumbDNPDNPDNPIR-OUTBlake Cashman*LBWristLPFPFP—Jauan JenningsWRNIRDNPDNPDNPNIR-OUTKyler Murray*QBConcussion LPLPLPConcussion- OUTAndrew Van Ginkel*OLBChestLPLPFP—Brian O’Neill*RTKneeLPDNPLPQUESTIONABLE Harrison Smith*SNIR-REST——LP—Christian Darrisaw *LTNIR-REST——LP—

Chicago Bears

PlayerNamePositionInjuryWednesdayThursdayFridayInjury DesignationCoby Bryant*SKneeDNPDNPDNPIR-OUTNeville GallimoreDTIllnessDNPFPFP—Grady Jarrett*DTNIR-RestDNPFPFP—Darnell Wright*RTKneeDNPLPFP—Kyle MonangaiRBHamstringLPLPFP—Malik Mohammad*DBAnkleLPLPFP—Dayo Odeyingbo*DEShoulderLPLPFP—D’Andre Swift*RBAnkle/KneeLPLPFP—Ozzy Trapilo*LTKneeLPLPFP—Xavier WoodsDBGroinLPLPFP—Joe Thuney*LGNIR-Rest—DNPFP—
Injury Report Terms and Glossary
  • FP = Full participant in practice.
  • LP = Limited participant in practice.
  • DNP = Did not participate in practice.
  • NIR = Not injury related.
  • PUP = Physically unable to participate list.
  • IR = Injured reserve. Note: only starters on IR are listed.
  • Player Name* = Starter.

Injury designation definitions:

Probable = the league defines a Probable injury designation as a 75% or greater chance of playing. Historically, 95% of players designated probable are active and played on game day.

Questionable = the league defines a Questionable injury designation as being ‘uncertain’ of whether the player will play or not. This replaces the former definition of having a 50% chance of playing. Historically, 70-75% of players with a Questionable injury designation were active and played on game day.

Doubtful = The league defines a Doubtful injury designation to mean the player is unlikely to participate in the game. In practical terms, teams use the designation when a player has less than a 50% chance to suit up, and active game appearances from this designation remain rare. Historically only around 6% of players with a Doubtful designation are active and played on game day.

Out = will not play. Players with this designation are not active on game day and league rules prohibit them from playing.

Notes on Injured Players

For the Bears, despite a longer list of players that were limited this week in practice, everyone was a full participant in practice on Friday and they have no players with injury designations for the game on Sunday.


For the Vikings, Kyler Murray apparently did not clear the concussion protocol in time to start on Sunday, or maybe he might have but the Vikings are holding him out in abundance of caution, with Kevin O’Connell saying he expects Murray to clear the protocol early next week, suggesting he’ll be the starter week three at Tampa Bay. Carson Wentz will start against the Bears and J.J. McCarthy will be the backup with Murray out on Sunday.

Jauan Jennings has missed practice all week due to a family matter and will miss the game on Sunday as well because of it.

Brian O’Neill was back in practice on Friday, but limited, and is the only Viking besides Murray and Jennings to have an injury designation for the game as questionable. My guess is he’ll start.

Stay tuned.

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