J.J. McCarthy will not play when the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions at 3:30 p.m. CT on Christmas Day. Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell ruled McCarthy out for the Week 17 game after it was discovered that McCarthy has a hairline fracture in his throwing hand. O'Connell said the injury shouldn't require surgery.

The Minnesota Vikings will be without quarterback J.J. McCarthy for the Week 17 Christmas Day game against the Detroit Lions due to a hairline fracture in his hand.

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell announced Tuesday that J.J. McCarthy suffered a small hairline fracture in his throwing hand and will miss Thursday’s game against the Lions. The QB could play the Week 18 finale.

McCarthy left Minnesota's Week 16 matchup against the New York Giants after suffering a hand injury. After X-rays came back negative, it appeared that McCarthy had suffered a broken bone in his hand. The injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Vikings defensive end Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will miss his team’s Christmas Day clash with the Lions due to a hand fracture, coach Kevin O’Connell announced on Tuesday. M

J.J. McCarthy had already injured his right, throwing hand by the time he ran for a touchdown. Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell