Another Vikings season is just around the corner, as Kevin O’Connell’s team kicks off its 2024 campaign with a game against the Giants at MetLife Stadium.
This should be an exciting game for the Vikings, who are debuting a number of notable new players. Sam Darnold is obviously the most important, but other notable additions include Aaron Jones, Stephon Gilmore, Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel and Blake Cashman. Rookies Dallas Turner and Will Reichard are making their NFL debuts.
Despite being limited in practice this week due to ankle injuries, Vikings receivers Jordan Addison and Jalen Nailor were not added to the final injury list and are available to play today as Nos. 2 and 3 behind Justin Jefferson. The Vikings’ full list of inactive players can be found here.
There’s a lot we don’t know about this Vikings team before Week 1, which means we’ll learn quite a bit today. Can Darnold get off to a strong start as he looks to be having a breakout year under O’Connell? Will Jones help improve Minnesota’s faltering running game? Can Brian Flores’ defense get even better this year? Starting today, we’ll find out.
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Giants 3, Vikings 0
7:16 — The Giants take the lead for the first time. After the takeaway, they had great field position, but had to settle for a chip-shot field goal by Graham Gano.
11:30 — The Vikings’ fumble problems are back. CJ Ham just threw the ball out after catching a short pass on third and long. One possession, one turnover.
