The Minnesota Vikings have a massive NFC North matchup against the Green Bay Packers in Week 10, which is the final matchup of the year in the regular season between these teams, as they played Week 1 in Minnesota with the Vikings picking up the 39-22 victory. While the Vikings did win that first matchup, both of these are a lot different from then, as each team has made some strides.

At this point, Packers quarterback Jordan Love has been playing lights out, and Minnesota has made a major change as they traded for quarterback Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders, and after head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed Cousins would start, it does appear this matchup could feature two premier quarterbacks going against two great defenses.

With that said, health in this game will also be critical, so let's take a look at the injury report for the Vikings heading into the big-time matchup.

Out:

QB Kyler Murray (hamstring)

LB Blake Cashman (concussion)

WR Jauan Jennings (calf)

TE T.J. Hockenson (wrist/hand)

DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (ankle)

Questionable:

WR Jordan Addison (thumb)

OLB Kyle Van Noy (calf)

S Josh Metellus (shoulder)

On Track to Play:

QB Carson Wentz (ankle)

OT Christian Darrisaw (NIR-rest)

S Harrison Smith (NIR-rest)

S Theo Jackson (quad)

S Jay Ward (knee)

At first glance, it does appear there are a lot of injuries for the Vikings to manage, but with five players on this report on track to play that does help out Minnesota.

That said, there are two starters who will be out Sunday that could really hurt the Vikings' chances to win and those players are tight end T.J. Hockenson and linebacker Blake Cashman.

Starting with Hockenson, he is one of Minnesota's best weapons and with Cousins now operating the offense he is an great option a Cousins loves to target his tight ends, but Hockenson is out which could really influence the game plan for O'Connell and the Vikings offense.

Now looking at Cashman, he is arguably one of the top linebackers in the league and is does a lot for the communication aspect of the defense for defensive coordinator Brian Flores and as a result of Cashman being out, the Vikings could not only have issues with communication but will also have trouble replacing the production that Cashman provides.

While Hockenson and Cashman are two players, their value to the Vikings is significant and there is no question that them not being on the field will impact Minnesota in one way or another against Green Bay which could determine major aspects of this game.

So, as the Vikings head into this game, it will be interesting to see how they try to overcome the losses of Hockenson and Cashman because if they cannot figure out a way to do that it is very possible that the Packers could come out on top and Minnesota would then be headed for their third straight loss.