Official Minnesota Vikings/Green Bay Packers Injury Report
Both the Vikings and the Packers released their final injury reports for Monday night's game yesterday, and things look a lot better for the Vikings on the injury front than they do for Green Bay, in my opinion.
Let's start with Green Bay's injuries first.
| Player | Position | Injury | Friday Practice | Game Status |
| Josh Sitton | G | Knee | Out | Out |
| James Jones | WR | Knee | DNP | Doubtful |
| Scott Wells | C | Back | DNP | Questionable |
| A.J. Hawk | LB | Chest | Limited | Questionable |
| Charlie Peprah | S | Hamstring | Limited | Questionable |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | DE | Knee | DNP | Probable |
| Ryan Grant | RB | Hamstring | DNP | Probable |
| Atari Bigby | S | Ankle | Full | Probable |
| Jeremy Thompson | DE | Groin | Full | Probable |
| Chad Clifton | OT | Knees | Limited | Probable |
| Tracy White | LB | Ankle | Limited | Probable |
And now for the Beloved Purple:
| Player | Position | Injury | Friday Practice | Game Status |
| Madieu Williams | S | Neck | DNP | Out |
| Maurice Hicks | RB | Foot | DNP | Doubtful |
| Tarvaris Jackson | QB | Knee | Full | Probable |
| Robert Ferguson | WR | Ankle | Limited | Probable |
As you can see, the Vikings will have almost their entire complement of players heading into Monday night's game, while the Packers are going to have some injury issues.
Take a look at all of the injuries that Green Bay has on the defensive side of the ball, particularly along the defensive line. Ryan Pickett isn't on their injury list, but he's also been limited in his participation during the pre-season. The injury report might say that he's recovered. . .and the Vikings would be well served to test that.
If I was Brad Childress, I'd take my Tarvaris Jackson. . .provided he has his full mobility. . .and get him to the edge on rollouts, sprintouts, and so forth. Make Green Bay's big uglies run around a little bit. Between the injuries and the lack of depth on the interior of the Green Bay d-line, it would help the Vikings later on in the game, in my opinion. Get Peterson and Taylor out on the edges, too, on tosses and swing passes. Hopefully we'll see that early and often on Monday night.
More on the game as the weekend wears on, folks. . .I'm going to go back to tracking Hurricane Ike. Yes, ANOTHER freaking hurricane. Hurricane season has to stop eventually, doesn't it?
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D-Line can't wait
What has me smiling and our defensive line salivating are the injuries on the offensive line. Either gimped up or playing with backups has the makings for a bad day at the office for Aaron Rodgers and Ryan “the hold out” Grant. I think I read somewhere where Pat Williams wants to “talk to him” in some extraordinary and loving way.
It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a Viking to raze a village.
by Luft Krigare on Sep 6, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Even if Aaron Rodgers is the saviour that they say he is, it is going to be hard to function when the Williams and Jared Allen have knocked him down a few times.
by keomr on Sep 6, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
most important game of the year??
I think this first game, at Lambeau, sets the whole tone for the rest of the year…..
I know it’s the first game, but this team needs a huge win to get the confidence brewing. WIth the injury questions of Green Bay, and Indy the following week, we’re set up to get off to a great start against two formidable teams. I’m still concerned with the offensive play calling, and hope that Bevell shows some more imagination than Chilly has in the past. SPREAD SPREAD SPREAD that’s all I look for to open up those running lanes….get AD past the D Line, and he’s gone…
GONZO….wishing you some repreive from this endless string of storms. Living in the Carolina’s, we’re no stranger to tracking storm path’s year in and year out. We got lucky with Hanna on Friday, and just got a drive- by tease. Good Luck to you and yours…be safe….
by Hilton Head viking on Sep 7, 2008 5:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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