Overview
- McCarthy is expected to start in Week 9 at Detroit after a multi-week high ankle sprain absence, per Ian Rapoport.
- Carson Wentz will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder, with undrafted rookie Max Brosmer set as the No. 2, according to Kevin O’Connell via ESPN’s Kevin Seifert.
- Vikings practice this week opened without tight end Josh Oliver and edge rusher Jonathan Greenard, ESPN reported.
- FanDuel lists the Lions as 8.5-point home favorites at 5-2; Detroit has won five straight against Minnesota and is 10-2 at home since the start of last season.
- Former Michigan teammates Aidan Hutchinson and McCarthy meet for the first time in the NFL, with Hutchinson tied for fifth in sacks and first in pressures this season.