Adam Thielen is questionable for Sunday - Also, final injury report

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/19/adam-thielen-is-questionable-for-sunday/

Adam Thielen is questionable for Sunday

The Vikings have an unexpected source of injury anxiety as they enter the NFC title game against the Eagles.
Coach Mike Zimmer told reporters on Friday that receiver Adam Thielen is questionable, with a lower back injury.
Thielen didn’t practice on Wednesday, and he was limited in practice on Friday.

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Also, Sendejo is not yet out of concussion protocol. Zimmer is optimistic he passes before Sunday.

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I'm betting Thielen plays on Sunday. Not too worried about that one.

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Our schedule has been brutal. Physically and mentally, I hope this team can keep it together for 2 more games. Of the 4 teams left, I don't think any team can hold a candle to what we've gone through this year in terms of tough competition. 

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http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Full-Vikings-Injury-Report-for-NFC-Championship-Against-Eagles-on-Sunday-/f8596193-c325-48d8-833a-f89f819ec873

EDEN PRAIRE, Minn. — The Vikings have released the club’s final injury report for Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.
Wide receiver Adam Thielen (low back) did not practice on Wednesday, and was a limited participant on Thursday and Friday.
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer said Friday in his press conference that Thielen is questionable for Sunday.
Nose tackle Shamar Stephen (knee/ankle) did not practice this week and is listed as out for Sunday.
Safety Andrew Sendejo (concussion) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday and practiced as a full participant on Friday.
Sendejo is listed as questionable for Sunday.
Zimmer said Friday that Sendejo is still in the concussion protocol and the defensive back will be tested on Friday. Minnesota’s head coach said he was “optimistic” that Sendejo will play on Sunday.
Cornerback Mackensie Alexander (rib) was also a limited participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Alexander did not participate in practice on Friday and is listed as questionable.
Safety Anthony Harris (knee) and center Pat Elflein (shoulder) were full participants in practice all week and are both expected to play.
Wide receiver Michael Floyd (illness) was first listed on the injury report on Thursday and did not practice. Floyd is also expected to play, according to Zimmer.
This article will be updated with the Philadelphia Eagles injury report shortly.

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We really need Thielen this week...  if he can move, he should play.

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@Wetlander said:
We really need Thielen this week...  if he can move, he should play.

I cannot envision him sitting out this game with a lower back injury.

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@dadevike said:

@Wetlander said:
We really need Thielen this week...  if he can move, he should play.

I cannot envision him sitting out this game with a lower back injury.

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@Wetlander said:
We really need Thielen this week...  if he can move, he should play.

If anyone has had any lower back problems, it isn't about "gutting it out" and playing.   You are darn near immobile and on a couch.  The fact that he is at least in limited participation in practice, means he's mobile.   If he can go, they will give him a pain killer to play, but backs are really difficult to overcome without 4-7 days rest.

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warm weather, stretching, and pain killers. he will be fine