The Minnesota Vikings have a lot to navigate as they prepare for a Monday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills, which could end up going either way.

With that in mind, health in this game is going to be a major factor, so let's take a look at the final injury report for the Vikings as they get ready to host the Bills on Monday night.

Out:

QB Kyler Murray (hamstring)

RB Demond Claiborne (knee)

WR Jauan Jennings (calf)

DL Caleb Banks (healthy scratch)

CB Chuck Demmings (healthy scratch)

S Jakobe Thomas (healthy scratch)

Questionable:

S Theo Jackson (quad)

S Jay Ward (knee)

On Track to Play:

OT Christian Darrisaw (shoulder/NIR-rest)

LB Jake Golday (calf)

OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (chest)

CB Isaiah Rodgers (ankle)

S Harrison Smith (NIR-rest)

Looking at the injury report, there are not a ton of major injuries for the Vikings other than Murray being out, but Minnesota should be in at least a decent spot with Carson Wentz slated to start at quarterback, with him already having some game reps this year. 

Not having Claiborne at running back in this game is not a major deal, as he is the fourth string at running back, and the Vikings have Aaron Jones Sr. as well as Jordan Mason to lead the way out of the backfield.

At receiver, the Vikings do need some more explosiveness, and while not having Juan Jennings is not ideal, Minnesota has activated Odell Beckham Jr. to the 53-man roster, meaning he will make his debut with the Vikings, so it will be interesting to see how he can impact the offense.

Additionally, not having Thomas and Thomas in the secondary, as well as Banks on the defensive line, is a tough break, but there are always injuries that teams have to deal with, and for the Vikings, tonight is no different. The interesting part is the fact that all three of them are healthy scratches, so that is something to monitor moving forward.

Now, at the safety position, the hope is that both Jackson and Ward can play, as they are both questionable and are solid depth pieces for the Vikings, so that will be something to watch leading up to kickoff.

For the players set to play, it is great that they will have Darrisaw, Golday, Van Ginkel, Rodgers, and Smith as they are all key players in the rotation and could end up making a major impact on Monday night.

All that said, this injury report for the Vikings does have some injuries to monitor, but overall, Minnesota is in a solid spot heading into their matchup against the Bills.

Now looking at the game outlook for the Vikings, they are in a decent spot against the Bills as Minnesota is at home, but they have a very tall task on the defensive side as they have to defend Buffalo's dynamic quarterback Josh Allen.

While Allen is a great player, the Vikings have an incredible defensive coordinator in Brian Flores, so Minnesota will have a great game plan for Allen, but ultimately the players have to go execute.

On the offensive side, the Vikings have really struggled and with Wentz now set to be the starting quarterback, it is going to be interesting to see how head coach Kevin O'Connell chooses to craft his game plan and if he wants run the ball, get the ball on the perimeter in the passing game, or if he chooses to have a balanced approach.

Regardless of what O'Connell chooses, there has to be more success on the offensive side than there has been so far this season, otherwise, the Vikings could be in some trouble against a great Bills offense.

So, as the Vikings head into this game, it will be interesting to see their attack on both sides of the ball from a game plan perspective because that will play a major role in this game, and that could very likely determine if the Vikings can come out on top or if they suffer their second consecutive loss.