Minnesota Vikings Fantasy Overview

Vikings Edge Jonathan Greenard will be inactive for today's game against the Packers. He entered the day questionable after a pair of limited practices, but NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that HC Kevin O'Connell says Greenard will miss his second straight game. That should mean elevated time for Edge Dallas Turner, who hasn't been much of an IDP factor overall.

Vikings Edge Andrew Van Ginkel (neck) and S Josh Metellus (foot) are active for today's game against the Lions. It'll mark the first game back since Week 3 for Van Ginkel. He remains well down our Week 9 DL rankings for a negative matchup and uncertain playing time in his return. But Van Ginkel could be a significant IDP contributor the rest of the way.

The Vikings have ruled Edge Andrew Van Ginkel out for Thursday night's game against the Chargers. This'll mark the fourth straight missed game for Van Ginkel, surrounding the team's Week 6 bye. That Minnesota never put him on IR indicates they didn't expect him to be out this long -- or at least hoped that he wouldn't. We'll see whether the longer break before a Week 9 visit to Detroit is enough to get him back on the field.

Vikings LB Blake Cashman is active for today's game against the Eagles. That marks his return from a Week 1 hamstring injury that landed Cashman on IR. It's not certain we'll get a full-time role, but Cashman put in full practices all week and should be ready for such duty. A positive scoring matchup with Philly makes him easier to get back into IDP lineups. Cashman's return also knocks LB Eric Wilson back to a reserve role.