CBS Sport: Vikings key player ruled out for the rest of the season due to injury.

Week 2’s matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers will be crucial after the team’s rout of the New York Giants in Week 1.

For that game, though, they will be missing one of their best wide outs.

Jordan Addison, a second-year receiver, is out with an ankle injury, said ESPN insider Adam Schefter.

The 49ers are among the finest teams in the league, as they demonstrated in their convincing victory over the New York Jets on “Monday Night Football.”

Because of this, the Vikings may already be overburdened, and with Addison out of the picture, things will get even more difficult.

Addison and tight end T.J. Hockenson, a Pro Bowl player, are two of Minnesota’s top four skill-position players who are currently sidelined.

This implies that Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones and All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson will be heavily utilized by starting quarterback Sam Darnold.

Darnold will also need to lean on his expertise from his time as a 49ers player from the previous campaign.

With just five incomplete passes on 24 attempts, he performed admirably in his first start for the Vikings, and that is what will need to happen once more this week.

It was impressive that Jones finished the first week with nearly 110 scrimmage yards and a touchdown, but Jefferson managed just four receptions.

If Minnesota hopes to shock the reigning NFC champs, both players will need to improve much further.