James Starks hurdles Minnesota's Josh Robinson during the second quarter Sunday. Credit: Mark Hoffman

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Green Bay - The Green Bay Packers apparently did not dodge the bullet after all.

The hits just keep coming.

ESPNMilwaukee.com reported Tuesday night that running back James Starks suffered a knee injury in Green Bay's 23-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and is in danger of being placed on injured reserve. Starks would be the 10th player placed on IR.

The report indicated that Starks did not tear his anterior cruciate ligament but with only four games remaining it would make sense for the Packers to place Starks on IR to open a spot on the 53-man roster.

In the fourth quarter of Sunday's game, Vikings cornerback Josh Robinson drilled Starks squarely on the right knee. Starks limped off the field on the 1-yard run and appeared to be in visible pain on the sideline. Still, he reappeared to carry the ball three times for 9 yards on Green Bay's final drive.

Starks finished the game with 15 carries for 66 yards with a touchdown.

On Monday, coach Mike McCarthy indicated that some players were still being evaluated for injuries suffered in the Vikings game, a list that could have included Starks. At that time, he stood by his plan to stick with a multi-back approach of Starks and Alex Green. With different running styles, both players were effective against Minnesota.

Yet now it looks like Starks is faced with another injury. A torn hamstring sidelined the former University at Buffalo running back for half of his rookie season; last year he was hounded by ankle problems down the stretch; and his 2012 season was delayed by a turf toe injury suffered in the exhibition opener. Starks didn't play until mid-October and didn't carry the ball more than five times until November.

Without Starks, it'd be on Green to carry the load. He has been busy in his second pro season. Green has 360 rushing yards on 109 attempts (3.3 average) and 22 receptions for 122 yards.

The only other healthy options are fullback John Kuhn and DuJuan Harris, who was elevated from the practice squad last weekend. Veteran Cedric Benson is out for the season with a Lisfranc injury and Johnny White has been sidelined with a concussion.