Michael Pittman had a slow start to the season as the veteran wide receiver only had 352 receiving yards in eight games this year. Aside from one game in which Pittman had over 100 receiving yards, Pittman has never averaged more than 63 receiving yards in any other game, with six of his eight games totaling 37 yards or less.

When Indianapolis made a quarterback change on Sunday, Pittman had an opportunity to turn his season around with Joe Flacco throwing him the ball instead of Anthony Richardson, but the early returns weren't promising.

In fact, many fans and fantasy owners are wondering if Pittman will even play against Minnesota on “SNF.” We have the answer.

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Will Michael Pittman Jr. play against the Vikings?

Pittman is active for the Colts despite dealing with a back injury all week. With Joe Flacco now leading the attack, the Colts were hoping the passing offense could get going in a way it didn't when Richardson started at the position.

However, Pittman didn't capitalize on the advantage as he couldn't reach his long goal in the first half against Minnesota.

Is Michael Pittman Jr. injured?

Pittman has been dealing with a back injury all week. He did not train on Wednesday, was a full participant on Thursday and only a limited participant on Friday. However, the injury wasn't serious enough to cause him to miss the game.

There are no signs in the game so far that Pittman is limited by his back injury, even if that is the case.

Michael Pittman Jr. vs. Vikings stats

In one half, the Vikings held Pittman without a catch, so the wide receiver had no catches for any yards on the day. Flacco has only completed six passes so far, but he has hit four other wide receivers in addition to Pittman.

The experienced receiver only received one target.