The Minnesota Vikings opened the preseason portion of their schedule with a 20-10 victory over the Houston Texans, and it appears that starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy was able to finish his first-quarter assignment without any injury. A year ago, McCarthy suffered a season-ending injury in the opening preseason game of the year.

However, the Vikings saw punt returner Rondale Moore go down with a significant leg injury while returning a punt in the first quarter. Moore left the game on a motorized cart and with a towel over his head. It appears that the speedster may be out of action for a significant length of time.

Head coach Kevin O'Connell did not offer a prognosis on how long Moore will be out of action, but he indicated that the hit that brought Moore down had many of the e

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