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Van Ginkel notched four tackles (one solo) and two defensed passes, including an interception, in Sunday's 31-0 victory versus the Commanders. Van Ginkel's biggest play came in the third quarter, when he intercepted a pass intended for Terry McLaurin and returned it 40 yards to set up a Minnesota field goal. That was Van Ginkel's first pickoff of the campaign and fifth of his career, all of which have come over the past four seasons. The veteran linebacker's sack count has been down a bit this year -- he has 4.0 through eight games -- but he's also contributed seven defensed passes, one shy of his career-best regular-season mark.
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Van Ginkel recorded eight total tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Sunday's 19-17 loss to the Bears. The Wisconsin product was one of two Vikings to get after the quarterback in the Week 11 loss, bringing down Caleb Williams at the start of the fourth quarter. Van Ginkel has played in just five games this season due to a lingering neck issue, recording 22 total tackles, including 3.0 sacks, and four passes defended over 223 defensive snaps. He's expected to continue causing problems for opposing offensive linemen in the Week 12 matchup against the Packers.
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Van Ginkel (neck) was limited in Wednesday's practice Van Ginkel missed five games earlier in the season due to a neck injury. He has played in the Vikings' last two games, but the issue appears to have cropped up again, limiting his practice participation to open Week 11 prep. Van Ginkel will have two more opportunities to log a full practice and fade an injury designation ahead of Sunday's NFC North clash against Chicago.
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Van Ginkel (neck) is active for Sunday's game against the Lions. Van Ginkel has missed the past four games due to a neck injury, but he practiced in full during Week 9 prep and will return to action for a divisional showdown in Detroit. The star pass rusher recorded 2.0 sacks in limited action during Week 3 against the Bengals before being knocked out of the contest, and he was a menace last season, notching 11.5 sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Van Ginkel also has four career defensive touchdowns, two of which came in 2024.
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Van Ginkel (neck) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Chargers, Craig Peters of the Vikings' official site reports. Van Ginkel was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, but the 2019 fifth-rounder will miss a fourth consecutive game due to a neck injury, which puts Dallas Turner in line for another start at outside linebacker. Van Ginkel's next opportunity to play is Week 9 against the Lions on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @CHI | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| *2 | ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CIN | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| *4 | @PIT | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *5 | @CLE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *7 | PHI | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | @LAC | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | BAL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | CHI | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | @GB | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | @SEA | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | WAS | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | @DAL | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 16 | @NYG | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||