WK 05 ~ vs SAINTS ~ Discussion, Pressers, News, Etc.

Will Ragatz

KOC on Jordan Addison:
“Just has a little hamstring soreness. Kind of got tugged on one of T.J.’s catches late in the game. Gonna give him another day and hopefully get him back to some limited work and some work throughout the rest of the week. Consider it minor, if it’s anything at all.”

Highest offensive grade among TE this season
(min 75 pass snaps)

Brock Bowers 83.8
Travis Kelce 82.0
Tyler Higbee 78.9
Sam LaPorta 78.2
Juwan Johnson 77.0
T.J. Hockenson 76.8
George Kittle 76.4
Dalton Kincaid 75.0
Darren Waller 74.5
Mark… pic.twitter.com/H1VZz4ErYc

— PFF (@PFF) October 7, 2026

Odell Beckham Jr. is at Vikings practice today.

And so is Justin Jefferson.

LSU North. pic.twitter.com/ySzvKaf9jy

— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) October 7, 2026

The #Vikings are heavily favored between the game picks crew. pic.twitter.com/vjo8XRJwYx

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 7, 2026

Saints QB Tyler Shough (left hand) on practice report as limited https://t.co/useAPzv96Q pic.twitter.com/957AGOjZDg

— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) October 7, 2026

The #Vikings have released their first injury report of Week 5. pic.twitter.com/T6z2IiKQlA

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 7, 2026

Saints Wednesday Injury Report

LIVE: Tyler Shough #Saints | @UberEats https://t.co/eCYItY5OyS

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 7, 2026

Odell Beckham Jr jokes that he chose No. 9 because Justin Jefferson got half of his game from him. Jefferson wears No. 18.

— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) October 7, 2026

Video footage of OBJ and Justin Jefferson at practice today:

(Via @KSTPSports) pic.twitter.com/EP31M9CyRX

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 7, 2026

Justin Jefferson said the plan is “definitely to play” on Sunday, per @SeifertESPN. The #Vikings travel to his hometown of New Orleans, and Jefferson has never played in NOLA during his NFL career.

Jefferson was a limited participant in practice today. pic.twitter.com/5bCWx2zNre

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 7, 2026

Jefferson on chances to play: “that’s definitely the plan”

— Matthew Coller (@MatthewColler) October 7, 2026

Asked KOC about the balance between winning games with a conservative approach and hunting more explosive plays on offense.

His 2-and-half-minute answer: pic.twitter.com/qLPeuByNpo

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) October 7, 2026

Major props to Aaron Jones...

I didnt want him as RB1 this season, but I sure appreciate his work and am glad he's here.

We'd be pretty screwed w/out him right now.

I'm still trying to reconcile what the Vikings were thinking going into the season with 2 rb's and a rook? Is that typical for an nfl roster?

Cricket wrote:

https://x.com/TheRealForno/status/2107851691676610980?s=20
-The Vikings are not happy with their depth being Jauan Jennings, Tai Felton, and Myles Price. They have not looked great on tape.
-Justin Jefferson gets to have one of his LSU buddies on the team.
-Has a lot of familiarity with Kevin O'Connell's offense, so a smaller learning curve.
- Low-risk practice squad signing who could contribute on Sunday's.

I disagree, I think Teasley is gonna listen to offers for Addison.

All smiles to start the work week 😀 pic.twitter.com/zr67HkFwIl

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 8, 2026