Right guard Anthony Herrera slowly made his way through the Vikings' locker room on Thursday afternoon wearing a brace on his left leg to protect his surgically repaired knee.

Herrera suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the Vikings' 31-3 loss to Green Bay on Nov. 21. He has started doing rehab at the team's facility every morning, six days a week as he works to get range of motion and strength back in the knee.

Herrera, who thinks he completely tore the ligament, said the main thing right now is to get the swelling down.

"Full speed, man," Herrera said when asked about his rehab. "Nothing should slow us down. I've got 100 percent faith in them, they've got 100 percent faith in me. That's one of the biggest things with the rehab is it's all mental. So I trust them and we're going to get it done."

Herrera watched the Vikings' 38-14 victory over Buffalo last Sunday at home and plans to do the same this Sunday when the Vikings play host to the New York Giants. Herrera hopes he can attend the Vikings' regular-season home finale on Dec. 20 against Chicago.

"It's very different," Herrera said of sitting at home to watch a game. "It's the first time I've had to do it ever since I've been playing football so it's a new experience for me. But it's all right. The kids and the family are there with me so it's good."

The typical recovery time for an ACL injury is six to nine months.