Final Vikings Injury Report: Christian Darrisaw Cleared, Za'Darius Smith Questionable

Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw has cleared the concussion protocol and will go into Sunday's game against the Cowboys without any injury designation, Kevin O'Connell announced on Friday.

That's massive news for the Vikings. Darrisaw has been one of their very best players this season, grading as the No. 1 offensive lineman in the entire NFL, according to PFF. They needed him available against DPOY candidate Micah Parsons and a Cowboys team that leads the league in sacks and pressure rate.

Justin Jefferson will also be good to go after being limited earlier in the week with a toe injury, so the Vikings will have their two best offensive players for this game with major NFC seeding implications.

Defensively, things are a bit more iffy. The Vikings will once again be without defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, who is still dealing with a calf injury. They're down two cornerbacks with Cameron Dantzler on IR and Akayleb Evans ruled out with a concussion, so rookie Andrew Booth Jr. will make his first career start on Sunday.

The big news is that edge rusher Za'Darius Smith, the NFL's leader in pressures with 55, is listed as questionable with a knee injury. That'll be a big thing to track heading into Sunday's game. Inactives will be announced at around 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, but we'll likely learn more about Smith's status before then.

O'Connell sounds optimistic.

"He's feeling really good, had some good work today, pretty darn close to a full load, but we'll still make him limited today."

Six players are limited for the Cowboys: RB Ezekiel Elliott, DE DeMarcus Lawrence, LB Anthony Barr, P Bryan Anger, CB Anthony Brown, and DT Quinton Bohanna.

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