The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings will square off in a highly anticipated NFC North matchup on Sunday. Green Bay (11-4) will look to derail Minnesota’s number one seed hopes. While Minnesota (13-2) still has a path to win the division and the number one seed.
As it turns out, Minnesota may have a defensive reinforcement on the way.
“Already?!” Packers See Vikings Make Major Addition Prior To Sunday’s Contest (Report)
According to an article by journalist Jordan Wilson:
Vikings Could Get Boost From Ivan Pace Jr.’s Return
Things are more optimistic on the Vikings’ side of the injury fence in Week 17.
The Vikings ruled out cornerback Fabian Moreau (hip) and listed linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. (hamstring) as questionable on their final injury report for Week 17’s home game against the Packers.
Pace’s status is particularly encouraging since the team only just designated him for return to practice from the injured reserve list earlier in the week.
While the Vikings would still need to activate Pace — who had a standout rookie season in 2023 — to the 53-man roster for him to play against the Packers, all signs indicate he will make his return on Sunday after he spent the week as a full participant at practice.
His presence should only bolster the Vikings defense as they look to stay even with the Detroit Lions in the race for the division ahead of their regular-season finale next week.
Here is a look at Pace’s stats so far in his career:
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 2023 | 23 | MIN | NFL | LB | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.5 | 102 | 63 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 24 | MIN | NFL | LB | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.0 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2 Yrs | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 5.5 | 161 | 94 | 67 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.6 | 105 | 61 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |||||
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