The Vikings have enjoyed remarkably good health through the first seven games of the season, winning six of them on their way to the second-best mark in the NFC through eight weeks of the season. Harrison Smith missed one game because of a concussion, and Jonathan Bullard was out because of an illness on Sunday, but the Vikings hadn't lost another starter through their first seven games.
That could change Sunday against Washington. Coach Kevin O'Connell said defensive end Dalvin Tomlinson and tight end Irv Smith Jr. could be "week-to-week" because of calf and ankle injuries, respectively, indicating both players could miss the game against the Commanders after having magnetic resonance imaging exams on Monday.