His status was up in the air heading into the pivotal matchup with the Detroit Lions. He suffered a hamstring injury on Oct.

Jake Bates gives the Lions a 31-29 victory with a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left, helping Detroit take the lead in ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones (33) runs for a gain against the Green Bay Packers during their football game ...

Akers is active for Sunday's game against the Lions after being acquired from the Texans on Tuesday, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Meanwhile, Myles Gaskin is a healthy ...

Aaron Jones injured his hip and hamstring against the New York Jets when the team played in London in Week 5. Jones took ...

The Minnesota Vikings have released their inactives ahead of Sunday's week seven game against the Detroit Lions. The biggest ...

AJ Mass provides updated inactives and analysis based on the latest reports and official announcements leading up to kickoff.

Akers will work as the No. 3 running back, but may not get on the field with Aaron Jones (hamstring) set to play. Ty Chandler will work as Jones' backup.

Aaron Jones has quietly been one of the most impressive running backs this season since making the offseason switch to the Minnesota Vikings.