ST. LOUIS — Xavier Rhodes had his groin heavily wrapped after Sunday’s game, but he vows not to miss any time.

The Vikings cornerback suffered a groin injury early in the third quarter of a 34-6 win over St. Louis at the Edward Jones Dome and was in and out of the game after that. He plans to get treatment and be ready for next Sunday’s home opener against New England at TCF Bank Stadium.

“I’ll get it worked on (Monday), and I’ll be back next week,” Rhodes said. “I was just running and it tweaked, but it’s nothing.”

Vikings defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd suffered a shoulder injury late in the game. Floyd was attended to as he was down on the field and admitted he initially was “concerned.”

“Obviously, it’s going to hurt (Monday), but other than that, nothing major,” he said. “Get ready for next week now.”

On a punt return early in the second quarter, cornerback Marcus Sherels got up slowly after he took a hard hit from Rams linebacker Darren Bates on what was initially ruled interference. It then was determined Bates had been blocked into Sherels.

“He just hit me in the stomach,” Sherels said. “I tried to get up but couldn’t really breathe. I was fine later.”

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