Overview
- Head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed McCarthy will start after full practices on Thursday and Friday with no injury designation on his hand.
- McCarthy returns after missing Week 17 with a hairline fracture in his throwing hand.
- The matchup carries no playoff implications, with the Vikings at 8-8 and the Packers locked into the NFC’s No. 7 seed.
- Green Bay will sit Jordan Love, making Clayton Tune the likely starter, and Minnesota tight end T.J. Hockenson will not play due to a shoulder injury.
- Following an injury-affected, uneven season (5-4 as a starter with a 57.3% completion rate, 1,450 yards, 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions), the finale serves as another data point on McCarthy.