Vikings Receive Bad News on Injury Report vs. Green Bay Packers

The Minnesota Vikings (6-2) have had a tale of two seasons. First, they had the perfect undefeated start in which they won despite poor offensive play. The latest stage has been the two game skid where the offense let the team down.

The Vikings fell to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday reaching what they hope will be rock bottom in a 23-6 loss. The fallout from the loss goes as deep as the injury report.

Star linebacker Blake Cashman, who has been a critical force in defensive coordinator Brian Flores' unit, is in concussion protocol and will probably not be able to play in Sunday's game.

Erick Strack of the Minnesota Sports Fan discussed the bad news on Cashman before this week's pivotal matchup with the Green Bay Packers. Here's some of what he had to say about Cashman's availability for the game.

"Acording to Darren Wolfson (KSTP) Thursday on Purple Daily, Cashman is unlikely to play Sunday in Green Bay, as he recovers from his concussion. The 30-year-old former Gopher is expected to be available to Minnesota Week 11, when they play in Mexico against the Niners.

Blake Cashman, who graduated from Eden Prairie High School, has started all eight games this season for his hometown Vikings, totalling 76 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 7 passes defensed. He had 12 combined tackles and 2 passes defensed against Buffalo on Monday, matching his 12-tackle game at Indianapolis.

Wolfson had raised the concern Wednesday night, posting on X that Cashman would 'have to pass 5 steps, so will be tough.' He added that he became worried when he didn’t see Cashman in the locker room late Monday."

The Vikings mitigated the bad energy from the Bills loss with a huge trade for former Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins, who currently lands among the top quarterbacks in the NFL MVP race.

Whether or not Cousins will continue his production in a different uniform and situation is still to be seen, but the trade gives the Vikings hope. Still, the team will have to overcome the big loss on the defensive side in Cashman.

Minnesota will need to bring its A-game to defeat the Green Bay Packers a second time. The Vikings managed a high scoring contest in their 39-22 defeat of the Packers in the season opener. Both Minnesota and Green Bay are different teams than they were that day.

We'll keep an eye on what the defense looks like without Cashman on Sunday.