In a battle of 7-6 teams, the Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday afternoon. The last time the Vikings played on Saturday afternoon was also in week 15. They beat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36 in overtime, setting a record for the largest comeback (33 points) in NFL history.
The Vikings don’t have the greatest history against the Bengals. The series is tied 7-7 but the Vikings are only 1-7 in games played in Cincinnati. Their only win in Cincinnati came in 1992 where they won by a score of 42-7.
Heading into Saturday’s game, the Vikings haven’t seen a ton of changes to their 53-man roster and practice squad, but there were changes.
0-OLB Marcus Davenport (IR)
1-K Greg Joseph
2-RB Alexander Mattison
3-WR Jordan Addison
4-WR Brandon Powell
5-CB Mekhi Blackmon
6-S Lewis Cine
7-CB Byron Murphy Jr.
8-QB Kirk Cousins (IR)
11-CB NaJee Thompson
12-QB Nick Mullens
14-P Ryan Wright
15-QB Josh Dobbs
16-QB Jaren Hall
17-WR K.J. Osborn
18-WR Justin Jefferson
20-S Jay Ward
21-CB Akayleb Evans
22-S Harrison Smith
23-CB Andrew Booth Jr.
24-S Camryn Bynum
25-S Theo Jackson
26-RB Kene Nwangwu
30-FB C.J. Ham
31-RB Cam Akers (IR)
32-RB Ty Chandler
33-LB Brian Asamoah II
34-TE Nick Muse
40-LB Ivan Pace Jr.
42-LS Andrew DePaola
44-S Josh Metellus
45-ILB Troy Dye
47-LB William Kwenkeu (IR)
52-NT Sheldon Day
55-OLB Andre Carter II
56-C Garrett Bradbury
58-LB Jordan Hicks (IR)
59-ILB Nick Vigil
62-C/G Chris Reed
64-OT Blake Brandel
65-G/C Austin Schlottmann
66-LG Dalton Risner
67-RG Ed Ingram
71-LT Christian Darrisaw
74-OL Oli Udoh (IR)
75-RT Brian O'Neill
76-OT David Quessenberry
78-OL Hakeem Adeniji
WR Malik Knowles (IR)
83-WR Jalen Nailor
84-TE Josh Oliver
86-TE Johnny Mundt
87-TE T.J. Hockenson
90-DL Jonathan Bullard
91-OLB Pat Jones II
92-DE James Lynch (IR)
93-DL Jaquelin Roy
94-DL Dean Lowry (IR)
95-NT Khyiris Tonga
97-DL Harrison Phillips
98-OLB D.J. Wonnum
99-OLB Danielle Hunter
Practice squad
- 9-WR Trishton Jackson
- 13-WR N’Keal Harry
- 27-RB DeWayne McBride
- 29-CB Joejuan Williams
- 37-RB Myles Gaskin
- 38-CB Jaylin Williams
- 41-OLB Austin Bryant
- 48-OLB Quincy Roche
- 50-NT T.J. Smith
- 54-ILB Anthony Barr
- 63-OL Coy Cronk
- 68-OL Henry Byrd
- 73-DE Junior Aho (International Pathway Program)
- 79-OG Tyrese Robinson
- 81-WR Lucky Jackson
- 82-TE Troy Fumagalli
- 89-WR Thayer Thomas