Per football operations, the Grinch himself could not have scripted a worse Christmas for the Minnesota Vikings.
The team’s playoff hopes hit life support after losing to the Detroit Lions on Christmas Eve, but somehow, that wasn’t even the bad news.
The Worst Confirmed for T.J. Hockenson
Tight end T.J. Hockenson was drilled in the knee after a momentous completion Sunday afternoon, and in the immediate aftermath, Vikings fans feared the worst. Well, the nefarious news was confirmed on Tuesday as Hockenson will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL and MCL.