Minnesota Vikings Final Week 3 Injury Report: Major questions still remain with multiple starters ruled out

The Minnesota Vikings will be without multiple starters for their Week 3 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, as the final injury report lists three players out, with four more questionable.

J.J. McCarthy, Ryan Kelly among starters ruled out vs. Bengals

There aren't a ton of surprises on the final injury report. We have "known" that McCarthy was going to miss the game since head coach Kevin O'Connell's press conference on Monday, followed by ESPN's Adam Schefter claiming it would be 2-4 weeks.

"He's progressed," said head coach Kevin O'Connell. "He was able to be out at practice and stand right next to me, as I'm calling the plays into Carson. That's the best development and dialogue in this particular short term that he's going to be able to have. He's been great at handling his responsibilities from a rehab standpoint. So we're kind of through the initial kind of wave of that, getting the swelling down and all those things.

"I know he was in it [walking boot] on the practice field just as a precautionary thing, because if it's not a quarterback, you're gonna try to get that guy off his feet, but trying to tell him not to come out there would have been virtually impossible. But I know he was in it for a precaution today."

The biggest thing to take away from O'Connell's statement on McCarthy is about the development. It's continuing as much as possible with McCarthy still in the boot, which is a great thing.