Minnesota Vikings Injury Report: One Starter Remains Sidelined, Others Getting Healthier

By Eric Strack |

Updated: Dec 13, 2024

Stephon Gilmore, Andrew Van Ginkel - Minnesota Vikings — Credit: Shaun Brooks-Imagn Images

The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears are the feature matchup on Monday Night Football in week 15, which is already underway. Unfortunately, the Vikings did not clinch a playoff spot on Thursday Night Football, after the San Francisco 49ers failed to muster a touchdown vs the LA Rams.

Had the Niners won, Minnesota would already be officially in the 2024 NFL Playoffs. But that’s okay, because the Vikings hold their own playoff destiny this week. Beat the Bears on Monday night, and they clinch a spot. A healthy roster would help. And on Friday, we got some good news in that department.

Minnesota Vikings injury report looking better as week 15 rolls along

After they held some guys out of a fully-padded practice on Wednesday, the Minnesota Vikings had three players “limited” in action, on Thursday’s Vikings injury report — EDGE Andrew Van Ginkel (Hip), EDGE Pat Jones (Knee) and RB Aaron Jones (Back). Stephon Gilmore has been the lone “DNP” all week, and that did not change on Friday.

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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 13, 2024

If the Minnesota Vikings want to continue their march toward being legitimate Super Bowl contenders, they need to use Monday Night Football as a national stage to broadcast their greatness to an NFL world that much of which still does not see them as a real championship threat in the NFC.

That’s why it is crucial, especially if Stephon Gilmore misses another week, that pass rushers like Andrew Van Ginkel and Pat Jones are available to wreak havoc on rookie QB Caleb Williams and a Bears offense that is struggling mightily to garner any sort of confidence.

As of Friday afternoon, it appears both guys, who combined for 16 sacks on the season, will both be on the field at U.S. Bank Stadium, where the Minnesota Vikings are currently more than a touchdown favorite vs the Chicago Bears.