We mentioned briefly during today¡¯s game that rookie
cornerback Mike Hughes suffered a significant leg injury. It certainly sounds
like the team is fearing the worst.Numerous sources are reporting that the
Minnesota Vikings fear that Hughes suffered a torn left ACL during today¡¯s 27-17
victory over the Arizona
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and that he will have an MRI on Monday to confirm that. If it turns out that¡¯s
the case, it would put a premature end to what had been a very promising rookie
season through the first six weeks.Hughes suffered the injury while covering
Larry Fitzgerald in the fourth quarter of today¡¯s game. Hughes and Fitzgerald
got their feet tangled as Fitzgerald was running his route, and Hughes came down
awkwardly. He stayed down on the field after the play, and had to be helped to
the sideline by the Vikings¡¯ medical staff.The Vikings made Hughes the 30th
overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft despite having what appeared to be a surplus
of talent at the cornerback position. He took over as the team¡¯s slot cornerback
early on, and even Mike Zimmer. . .who is notoriously hard to please when it
comes to rookies, and particularly rookie defenders. . .talked about how quickly
Hughes had adapted to the defense in Minnesota.This appears to be the second
season in a row where the Vikings will lose their top draft pick to a knee
injury for a significant portion of the season. Last season, Dalvin Cook tore
his ACL back in Week 4 and missed the remainder of the season.It certainly
sounds like the Vikings are going to be without Mike Hughes for the rest of the
2018 season. When we get the final word, we will bring you an update. ARIZONA
(1-4) at MINNESOTA
(2-2-1)Sunday
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VS. SPREAD ¡ª Arizona 3-2, Minnesota 2-2-1SERIES RECORD ¡ª Vikings lead 16-11LAST
MEETING ¡ª Vikings beat Cardinals 30-24, Nov. 20, 2016LAST WEEK ¡ª Cardinals beat
49ers 28-12; Vikings beat Eagles 23-21AP PRO32 RANKING ¡ª Cardinals No. 30,
Vikings No. 9CARDINALS OFFENSE ¡ª OVERALL (32), RUSH (32), PASS (31)CARDINALS
DEFENSE ¡ª OVERALL
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(31), PASS (3)VIKINGS DEFENSE ¡ª OVERALL (21), RUSH (13), PASS (25)STREAKS, STATS
AND NOTES ¡ª Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald plays in hometown for sixth time in
15-year career, with average of 87.4 receiving yards per game but no touchdowns.
... Cardinals QB Josh Rosen coming off first career NFL victory. ... Cardinals
RB David Johnson has combined 53
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283 yards from scrimmage and two TDs in two career games vs. Vikings. ...
Cardinals DE Chandler Jones has 13 tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks,
one forced fumble and TD return of blocked FG in two career games vs. Vikings.
... Backup QB Sam Bradford is one of six players on Cardinals who've spent time
with Vikings. ... Vikings QB Kirk Cousins is first player in NFL history to
complete at least 30 passes in four straight games. ... Vikings WR Adam Thielen
leads league in receptions (47) and is second in yards (589). He's also first in
third-down catches (14). ... Thielen is third player in NFL history with five
100-yard games to start season, joining Charley Hennigan (seven games for
Houston Oilers in 1961) and Bob Boyd (five games for Los Angeles Rams in 1954).
... Minnesota DE Danielle Hunter has a sack in each of first five games. ...
Despite slipping significantly in yards and points allowed after leading NFL in
both categories last season, Vikings' defense is third in league on third downs
with 29.6 percent conversion rate (16 of 54). ... Fantasy tip: Vikings aiming
for return of RB Dalvin Cook, who has missed two of last three games to
hamstring injury. Cardinals have allowed league-most eight rushing TDs.