RT Brian O’Neill, RB Alexander Mattison, and WR Jalen Nailor are officially out of the Vikings’ Saturday game against the Bengals in Cincinnati. O’Neill and Mattison have sprained ankles. Nailor is still under the program for concussions.
OL Chris Reed, the backup, and wide receiver Justin Jefferson are both marked as questionable. After sustaining a chest injury on Sunday against the Raiders, Jefferson is anticipated to play. If he doesn’t have any problems during the warm-ups before the game, he should be fine.
O’Neill, Mattison, and Nailor are all three moving in the right direction, according to O’Connell, and might be available for the Lions’ crucial Christmas Eve NFC North game on Sunday. Nevertheless, they will wait out this week and try to recover as quickly as possible.
David Quessenberry will start his second game of the season in O’Neill’s absence. In his prior appearances against the Eagles and Falcons, the veteran started the Atlanta game and participated in 75 offensive snaps while playing left tackle. After O’Neill was injured, he played the final 42 plays at RT against the Raiders.
Ty Chandler will start for the Vikings against the Bengals in Mattison’s absence at running back. In the backfield, fullback C.J. Ham is expected to play a lot of snaps, while Kene Nwangwu will probably fill in as the RB2.
