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Vikings' Pat Jones II injured on low hit from Packers' Tucker Kraft

No penalty was thrown on the play where Jones got hurt.
Will Ragatz|
Green Bay Packers guard Elgton Jenkins (74) and offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) block Minnesota Vikings linebacker Pat Jones II (91) during the third quarter of their game Sunday, September 29, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 31-29.
Green Bay Packers guard Elgton Jenkins (74) and offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) block Minnesota Vikings linebacker Pat Jones II (91) during the third quarter of their game Sunday, September 29, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 31-29. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Vikings outside linebacker Pat Jones II was injured in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Packers when tight end Tucker Kraft went low and hit him in the knee area.

Kraft was not flagged on the play. On the FOX broadcast, Tom Brady called it a legal hit because it occurred within the tackle box.

When the replay was shown on the big screens inside U.S. Bank Stadium, Vikings fans broke out in a chorus of boos. Part of that was likely due to frustration over a similar play earlier in the game, when Harrison Smith was penalized for a low block after hitting a Packers offensive lineman in the midsection.

Jones stayed down for a bit after the play and then was able to limp off the field with medical personnel. His return was announced as questionable.

A third-round pick in 2021, Jones has enjoyed his best season in a contract year in 2024. He has seven sacks, nine total TFLs, and a forced fumble this year.

Update: Jones has been ruled OUT for the rest of the game.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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