EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will probably miss at least the next game with a sprained right ankle, coach Kevin O'Connell said on Monday, and running back Aaron Jones is likely to join him on the sideline with a hamstring injury as the early absences for the team keep piling up.

McCarthy didn't miss any time during Minnesota's 22-6 loss to Atlanta, passing an initial medical evaluation and getting his foot taped up for extra support after the injury occurred late in the third quarter at the end of a 16-yard run. The ankle pain predictably worsened overnight, O'Connell said, and the decision to sideline McCarthy for the game against Cincinnati this Sunday was not performance-related in light of his struggles.

“It was pretty crushing to hear that,” O'Conn

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