Every weekday, our Vikings reporters walk you through what's happening with the team that day.
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
— OLB Gerald Hodges is likely the next man up if OLB Chad Greenway can't play Sunday.
— WR Cordarrelle Patterson says he is not lobbying for more carries.
— Head coach Mike Zimmer wants RB Jerick McKinnon to make the most of his opportunities.
— OG Brandon Fusco, who is out for the season, is set for his surgery.
TWEET OF THE (YESTER)DAY
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
— Falcons WR Roddy White expects to play against the Vikings.
— Is WR Julio Jones, back from his injury, better than ever?
— The Falcons turned the ball over too much the past two weeks.
TODAY'S VIKINGS SCHEDULE
The Vikings, as is Friday tradition, practice in the morning at 10:50 a.m. Zimmer will speak with reporters afterward and the locker room will be open as players chow down on catered lunch.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
There have been four Thursday night games this season. The average margin of victory is 28.3 points and each game has been decided by at least 20 points. But all will not necessarily be lost when the Vikings travel to Lambeau Field next week. The Giants, the road team last night, beat the Redskins by 31 points on a short week. So visitors can win — and win big — on Thursday night.
It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.
