EAGAN, Minn. — Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell said Tuesday that running back Aaron Jones, Sr., is classified as "week to week" after early evaluations.

Jones left Sunday's game against the New York Jets in the first quarter with a hip injury. The Vikings prevailed 23-17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, stayed overnight in London and returned Monday.

Having a Week 6 bye will be beneficial to allow the team to rest after its longest road trip of the season and provide Jones more time for recovery before Minnesota (5-0) hosts Detroit (3-1) in Week 7.

"Aaron Jones continues to be evaluated, but all the early information that we've gotten so far, it looks like we've avoided a long-term injury, but I would classify him as really week to week at this point," O'Connell said. "He'll get treatment throughout this week, and I'll give you guys an update where he's at next week, as we hopefully work him back into practice."

The newcomer has had a significant role in the Vikings first 5-0 start to a season since 2016 and posted he plans to attend Tuesday's WNBA Playoffs Game 5 between the Lynx and Sun.

Jones leads the Vikings with 350 rushing yards on 71 carries and scored Minnesota's first touchdown of 2024 with a 3-yard run at the New York Giants in Week 1. The team hasn't trailed since that score when 3:50 remained in the first quarter of that contest.

The veteran also has showed his versatility in the passing game as a dynamic target and a reliable blocker. He caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold against Houston in Week 3 on the way to Minnesota's 34-7 victory.

Jones followed that with an emotional effort in Green Bay, where he was warmly welcomed after making an impact in the community and on the field from 2017-23. Jones racked up 139 scrimmage yards on 26 touches against the Packers.

This past Sunday, in his 102^nd NFL game and second in the United Kingdom, Jones rushed seven times for 29 yards and caught a 24-yard pass from Nick Mullens, who replaced Sam Darnold for one offensive snap.

"Aaron's impact, obviously, was felt early in the game," O'Connell said. "Made a big play on third down, 1-on-1 pass game situation."

That possession, however, ended a play later on a wide-zone run by Ty Chandler, who didn't secure the toss from Darnold.

The Vikings defense responded to the turnover with Andrew Van Ginkel's second pick six of 2024 three plays later.

After that score, Camryn Bynum added an interception of Aaron Rodgers, who threw three picks for just the sixth time in 236 career regular-season games.

Jones rushed two more times late in the first quarter for gains of 7 and 2 yards before leaving the game. In his absence, the Vikings relied on the combination of Chandler (14 rushes for 30 yards), Myles Gaskin (two rushes for 2 yards) and fullback C.J. Ham (two rushes for 10 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown with significant meaning).

Gaskin was elevated from the practice squad ahead of the game. O'Connell said he will be re-signed to Minnesota's 53-man roster and Robert Tonyan will be released and re-signed to the practice squad this week. O'Connell referenced a "unique nature of how we're navigating certain aspects of the roster" on game days.

O'Connell pointed out that Chandler's stat line could have looked significantly different if not for an illegal shift penalty on Justin Jefferson that wiped out a 32-yard run to the Jets 15-yard line in the second quarter.

"It was a shame a couple of his real ops, one of which went, you know, 30-plus yards, we had a procedural penalty that cannot happen," O'Connell said. "[We] had another penalty on another nice gain there in the second half, where I think they got Ed [Ingram] for a penalty that really could have gone either way, kind of with how the play kind of materialized, so tough to lose some quality yards, especially with the type of game it was against one of the top defenses in the NFL.

"Thought there were some other runs where I think if Ty can get into a flow, into a groove, maybe we find a few more yards on them, but that's all part of the process," O'Connell continued. "I've got a lot of confidence in Ty really going back to last year, when he really emerged for us, like he did in the second half of last season."

O'Connell said he wants to see a "cleaner operation as an offense in its totality" when the team returns.