In a meaningless game between the Vikings and Packers, one thing Minnesota wanted to see was continued signs of development from quarterback J.J.

The Vikings quarterback removed himself from the game to receive medical attention. Here's the latest on his injury status vs. the Packers.

Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season featured a handful of important injuries to players like Cam Ward and J.J. McCarthy.

Week 18 was relatively quiet on the injury front, largely due to teams exercising caution as they prepared for a postseason run or holding out key contributors already eliminated from playoff contention. Many notable absences were precautionary rather than injury-driven, limiting the number of new issues to monitor.

Here are the latest injury updates for McCarthy in Week 18 against the Packers. McCarthy checked himself out of the game in the third quarter. He looked to be favoring his hand and backup quarterback Max Brosmer came into the game. The Vikings announced that McCarthy is questionable to return to the game.

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J.J. McCarthy suffered another injury, this time against the Giants. The Vikings quarterback left the game against New York with a hand injury he apparently suffered in the first half. As medical staff looked at McCarthy's right hand on the sidelines, the quarterback clearly buckled in pain.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy pulled himself from Sunday's game because of discomfort in his right throwing hand, something he said he learned to do after continuing to play injured two weeks prior.