Minnesota Vikings inactives and starters, Week 8

Kyler Murray is projected to start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings at the Detroit Lions in Week 8. J.J. McCarthy is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET.

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• Jacob RobertsLBInjured ReserveRoberts (undisclosed) cleared waivers and reverted to the Vikings' injured-reserve list Monday, according to the NFL's official transaction log.
• Kenny Dyson Jr.LBInjured ReserveDyson (undisclosed) reverted to the Vikings' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
• Marcus AllenCBInjured ReserveAllen (undisclosed) reverted to the Vikings' injured-reserve list Monday, according to the NFL's official transaction log.
• Jermar JeffersonRBInjured ReserveJefferson (undisclosed) reverted to the Vikings' injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Dontae FlemingWRInjured ReserveFleming (undisclosed) reverted to the Vikings' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Michael JurgensCInjured ReserveThe Vikings placed Jurgens (undisclosed) on injured reserve with a designation to return Sunday, Rob Kleifield of the team's official site reports.
• Tyler BattyLBInjured ReserveThe Vikings placed Batty (knee) on injured reserve Sunday, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.
• J.J. McCarthyQBQuestionableMcCarthy (ankle) remains on the 53-man roster for the Vikings, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
• Jacob ThomasSQuestionableThomas suffered an ankle sprain during Friday night's preseason finale against the Broncos, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
• Jeshaun JonesWRSuspensionThe NFL suspended Jones three games Tuesday for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
• Caleb TiernanOTQuestionablequestionable
• Jakobe ThomasSQuestionablequestionable
• Jamal AdamsLBInjured Reserveir

Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.

Who is starting for the Vikings in Week 8?

Kyler Murray is projected to start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings at the Detroit Lions in Week 8. J.J. McCarthy is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET.

Are the Vikings playing in Week 8?

Yes. Kyler Murray is projected to start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings at the Detroit Lions in Week 8. J.J. McCarthy is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET.

Where do the Vikings's Week 8 inactives and injury designations come from?

Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (13 players listed).