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Final Vikings-Bengals injury Report: Jefferson, Mattison, O'Neill, Nailor
Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

The Vikings have officially ruled out RT Brian O'Neill, RB Alexander Mattison, and WR Jalen Nailor for Saturday's game against the Bengals in Cincinnati. O'Neill and Mattison are dealing with ankle sprains. Nailor remains in the concussion protocol.

WR Justin Jefferson and backup OL Chris Reed have been listed as questionable. Jefferson is expected to play after suffering a chest injury on Sunday against the Raiders. Barring any sort of setback in pregame warmups, he should be good to go.

O'Connell said that all three of O'Neill, Mattison, and Nailor are trending in the right direction towards potentially being available for next Sunday's big NFC North showdown with the Lions on Christmas Eve. Still, they'll sit for this week and look to get healthy as soon as possible.

With no O'Neill, David Quessenberry will make his second start of the season. The veteran previously appeared at left tackle against the Eagles and Falcons, starting the Atlanta game and playing 75 offensive snaps. He played the last 42 snaps at RT against the Raiders after O'Neill went down.

And with Mattison out, Ty Chandler will be the Vikings' lead running back in this game against the Bengals. Fullback C.J. Ham also figures to see plenty of snaps in the backfield, with Kene Nwangwu likely mixing in as the RB2.

This article first appeared on FanNation Inside The Vikings and was syndicated with permission.

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