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The had some good and some not so good news in Friday's injury report ahead of Sunday's game against the favored in the NFC wild-card round.The good news is that Pro Bowl running back was not mentioned Tobias Rieder Jersey on , meaning he'll face the Saints after mi sing Minnesota's last two games with a shoulder injury. The bad news is that cornerback has been ruled out of the game with a neck injury. Additionally, defensive end is questionable after being limited throughout the week with a hamstring injury.The Vikings also announced on Friday that they have placed fellow cornerback on injured reserve, as Hughes is also dealing with a neck injury.To help shoulder the lo ses of Alexander and Hughes, the Vikings have re-signed cornerback , who spent part of this past season with the after initially joining the Vikings as a rookie back in 2010. Hughes will be Brandon Manning Jersey tasked with helping the Vikings' secondary slow down and a Saints offense that averaged 28.6 points per game during the regular season, the third highest total in the NFL. "We'll find a way," Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer on Friday when asked how his undermanned defense can contain the Saints' high-octane offense that also includes All-Pro receiver and former Pro Bowl running back .Along with Cook, running back (ankle) Ryan Smyth Men Jersey , safety (foot), cornerback (ankle), linebacker (quad) and defensive tackle (knee) are expected Boyd Gordon Men Jersey to face the Saints. Sunday will be Cook's first career playoff game after he was forced to watch the Vikings' run to the 2017 NFC Championship Game from the sideline. A rookie at the time, Cook sustained a torn ACL four weeks into the season."It was a tough scenario, tough situation," Cook said of having to watch the '17 playoffs from the sideline, . "A rookie in the league, I wanted to play," Cook said. "It was tough watching. But now I'm here, and now it's time to win some games." For the Saints, defensive end (hamstring) and defensive tackle (Achilles) , while linebacker (hamstring) is questionable. Fullback (knee), linebacker (shoulder) and running back (ankle, concu sion) will play after being Mark Fayne Jersey full practice participants throughout the week.