As the Vikings welcome back one key piece to the offense, another is heading out the door. On Wednesday Jason Croom Jersey , the team announced that they have placed wide receiver on injured reserve. This comes after first reported that the veteran pa s-catcher underwent surgery on his left ankle on Tuesday, which will put an end to his season.Thielen returned to the field Sunday after he mi sed the previous two games due to a left ankle sprain. He aggravated it in that Week 16 lo s to the and has ultimately cut his regular-season short. notes that Thielen is facing about a one-month recovery from this ankle surgery, so Nate Herbig Jersey outside of a deep playoff run by the Vikings, his year is effectively over.On the same day Thielen is being put on the shelf, the Vikings have activated running back Dalvin Cook from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Cook mi sed Genard Avery Jersey last week's lo s to the Rams, but is eligible to return to the facility and begin preparing for what is shaping up to be a pivotal final two weeks of the regular season. MIN RB #4 Att226Yds1067TD6FL2 That lo s to the Rams did drop the Vikings to 7-8 on the season with just two games left on the schedule as they trail both the and by a game in the wild-card standings. Minnesota will travel to Lambeau Field to take on the in Week 17 and then finish out the campaign Ryan Kerrigan Jersey at home with a game against the , and will need to win out to keep those postseason hopes alive. Ideally, having both Cook and Thielen in the fold would be a great boost to the offense as they make this push. After all, Thielen was able to catch 67 of Philadelphia Eagles Sleepwear Underwear his 95 targets for 726 yards and 10 touchdowns in his 13 games played this season. His receptions and receiving yard marks were second-most on the team, while he led the Vikings in receiving touchdowns. While they won't have his presence in the pa sing game, the return of Cook -- who has 1,067 rushing yards this season -- is a true difference-maker.