EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Monday has traditionally been the night when fans are asked if they’re ready for some football.
The Vikings and Cardinals, however, have Thursday in mind.
Minnesota (8-4) will visit Arizona (10-2) for a 7:25 p.m. (CT) game between two teams battling for position in the NFC Playoffs.
The stakes are clearly high, but so are potential shortages of players.
The Vikings had eight players on the injury report Monday, including five who have not participated in either practice. The Cardinals have 12 players listed on their injury report.
Every NFL team has at least one Thursday game on its schedule (Pittsburgh and New England played in the season-opener and each had another Thursday game; Detroit and Green Bay each played consecutive Thursdays).