The Minnesota Vikings found a way to beat the Chicago Bears by a score of 29-22 despite blowing an 18-point first-half lead. Cameron Dantzler saved the day with a strip of Ihmir Smith-Marsette to seal the win for the Vikings.
Unfortunately, the Vikings didn’t escape the game without injuries. While the injuries weren’t to starters, they will be impactful on the depth of the team.
Both injuries happened to rookies, as running back Ty Chandler broke his thumb and cornerback Akayleb Evans is in concussion protocol.
Rookie RB Ty Chandler broke his thumb today and will be out for a while.
Rookie CB Akayleb Evans is in the concussion protocol.
— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) October 9, 2022
Chandler was playing in just his second game of his young career only getting snaps on special teams. He had a great preseason for the Vikings and there was hope that he would get some playing time this year. He will miss a significant amount of time.
Evans has gotten playing time this season and has played well overall. He did leave the game with the injury and his status will be monitored moving forward.
