In just under an hour the Vikings and Rams will face off in a Thursday Night Football matchup that could go along way in determining playoff seeding.

In just under an hour the Vikings and Rams will face off in a Thursday Night Football matchup that could go along way in determining playoff seeding.

The list of inactives contains a few names that could at least raise an eyebrow.Let’s begin with the Everson Griffen Jersey , Los Angeles Rams.Mark Barron, LBDominque Easley, LBSebastian Joseph-Day, DTJohn Kelly, RBJoJo Natson, WRTanzel Smart, DTGreg Zuerlein, KNot too many surprising names, although there were some rumblings ealier in the week that Barron could be a go for the game.One name that isn’t on the list is Cornerback Marcus Peters, who has been hobbled with a calf injury.If he plays, that’s a huge help for the Rams’ secondary.The Minnesota Vikings have a couple of surprises on or off the list - depending on your perspective.Everson Griffen, DEAnthony Harris, DBJalyn holmes Brett Jones Jersey Black Friday , DTTom Johnson, DTMarcus Sherels, DBKyle Sloter, QBBryan Witzman, OGTo see Tom Johnson’s name on the list, along with Jalyn Holmes is a huge surprise, considering that Jaleel Johnson and Tashawn Bower are the only two backup defensive linemen listed on the depth chart.With Everson Griffen’s situation - and considering the Rams’ offensive line has been playing at a high level, depth at that position seems like it should be at a premium.The open thread is up.Enjoy the game, and SKOL Vikes! In the early portion of the 2018 NFL season, whenever something has gone wrong for the Minnesota Vikings, it seems as though linebacker Anthony Barr is connected to it in some way. Whether it’s through any fault of his own or not. . .such as being stuck in coverage against a wide receiver, for example. . .it just seems like we haven’t been getting the Anthony Barr we’ve become accustomed to throughout much of his NFL career.Bill Barnwell of ESPN has taken notice of this, and in his column recapping the first quarter of the 2018 NFL season named Barr as his “Most Disappointing Player.” Here’s what Barnwell had to say about #55:I’m not going to speculate on why Barr hasn’t had the rough start he has in 2018 thus far https://www.minnesotavikingsshop.com/Mike-Hughes-Jersey , and as both Barnwell and I stated here, not everything bad that has happened to him so far this year has been his fault. I don’t know if Barr’s lack of impact. . .positive impact, in any case. . .is connected to his contract or anything like that, or if this is simply a matter of how he’s being used.After all, we heard this offseason that the Vikings wanted to use Barr more frequently as an edge rusher. I’m not sure if I’ve just missed it or whatever the case might be, but I don’t know if I’ve actually seen Barr line up with his hand in the dirt at any point this season. You would think that in the absence of Everson Griffen that the Vikings might be doing more things along those lines to generate more pass rush, but as I said. . .unless I’ve just flat out missed it, I haven’t seen anything like that so far this year.If the Vikings are going to turn around their defensive slide from the first quarter of this season, getting Barr back to making positive plays in both the run and the pass game would be a pretty solid start. Hopefully we’ll see some of that going forward, starting this Sunday in Philadelphia.