PLAYER NOTES --LT Bryant McKinnie returned to the Vikings on Monday after being suspended by the NFL for the first four weeks of the season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
Minnesota quarterback Gus Frerotte hurt his hand late in the fourth quarter Sunday when hit as he threw from his end zone and was replaced by Tarvaris Jackson.
The Vikings dodged a major bullet Sunday by rallying to beat Carolina 20-10, thus avoiding an 0-3 start that would have almost certainly dashed their playoff hopes.
The Vikings dodged a major bullet Sunday by rallying to beat Carolina 20-10, thus avoiding an 0-3 start that would have almost certainly dashed their playoff hopes.