The Minnesota Vikings are 3-0 going into their second home game of the season against the Miami Dolphins.

Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Vikings struggled mightily once Justin Jefferson left with an ankle injury. The thing with the Vikings is how conservative they have been with Jefferson. He missed seven games with a hamstring strain. They would rather have him miss an extra game now than have it happen again and miss more games.

How does the injury report look now after two days? Well, things have certainly evolved.

Minnesota Vikings Thursday injury report

Player	Injury	W/T/F	Designation
WR Justin Jefferson	Ankle	DNP/DNP
CB Charles Demmings	Hamstring	DNP/DNP
P Brett Thorson	Kicking Hamstring	DNP/DNP
RB Aaron Jones	NIR-Rest	Limited/None
ILB Blake Cashman	Elbow	Limited/Limited

Observations

• Two consecutive practices without Justin Jefferson isn’t much of a surprise. The VIkings have historically been conservative when it comes to him and injuries. Will he play on Sunday? My guess would be no.
• Jones didn’t have a designation on Thursday, which is a great sign.

Miami Dolphins Thursday injury report

Player	Injury	W/T/F	Designation
EDGE Rob Beal Jr.	Hamstring	DNP/DNP
WR Caleb Douglas	Ankle	DNP/DNP
LS Tucker Addington	Shoulder	Limited/Limited
WR Chris Bell	Knee	Limited/Limited
CB Storm Duck	Knee	Limited/Limited
RB Jaylen Wright	Foot	Limited/Full
DT Zeek Biggers	Ankle	Full/Full
CB JuJu Brents	Knee/Heel	Full/Full
C Aaron Brewer	Hand	Full/Limited
S Dante Trader	Groin	Full/Full
TE Seydou Traore	Thumb	Full/Full
EDGE Josh Uche	Foot	Full/Full

Observations

• Douglas is much more unlilely to play now that he’s missed two full days of practice.
• DeVon Achane is also going to miss the game, as the Dolphins put him on injured reserve with a torn ACL earlier this week.
• Underrated addition to the injury report: the long snapper. Never great to see an aspect of your special teams operation be injured. However, still practicing in any capacity is a good sign.