If the Minnesota Vikings beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, they will have done so without two of their most important players.
Neither All-Pro wideout Adam Thielen (hamstring) nor Pro Bowl defensive tackle Linval Joseph (knee) practiced on Friday and they’re ruled out.
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Thielen made the Pro Bowl each of the last two seasons, posting Top 15 numbers in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He pulled his hamstring on an athletic touchdown catch in the first quarter in Detroit three weeks ago. Thielen missed the next game against Washington, then reaggravated the hamstring on the first series in the loss at Kansas City last Sunday and did not return.
Joseph hobbled off the practice field on Thursday and did not return on Friday. He is considered one of the best run stuffers up front in the NFL and will be sorely missed in attempting to defend All-Pro running back Ezekiel Elliott.
Starting cornerback Trae Waynes is listed as questionable, as is defensive end Stephen Weatherly.
Top Dallas wideout Amari Cooper had been hobbled this week, but said on Friday he feels confident he will play, making things tough for a recently porous Vikings pass defense.
The Cowboys are three-point favorites.
