No pressure, J.J. McCarthy. It's just that, after your six-week absence due to a high ankle sprain, your third NFL start comes on the road, against a division rival that happens to be one of the very best teams in the league.
After a six-week interruption due to a high ankle sprain, it's once again J.J. McCarthy time for the Minnesota Vikings. The former No. 10 overall pick is set to make his third NFL start on Sunday, and he'll do it not far from where he played his home games during his time as quarterback of the Michigan Wolverines.
The Minnesota Vikings will be returning the player they hope to one day build their franchise around when they take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field this Sunday.
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Lately, the quarterback chaos has been dominating the conversation in the Twin Cities (at least within football discussions). Mr. J.J. McCarthy is going to be the Vikings QB1 yet again, as expected.
Detroit Lions pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson is excited to catch up with his friend and former college teammate, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy, this weekend.
The Minnesota Vikings continue to get some good news going into Sunday's must-win game against division rival Detroit Lions. The biggest news for the Vikings has come on the injury front.
Carson Wentz played through a significant injury in his non-throwing shoulder during much of his time filling in for J.J. McCarthy. The veteran will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the damage, but the Vikings’ starter is now in position to return to action.
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It’s been quite the eventful season for the Minnesota Vikings and their quarterbacks. Think back to the offseason, when nobody knew whether Sam Darnold or Daniel Jones would remain on the roster with J.J.

The Vikings invested heavily in their offensive and defensive lines during free agency and bypassed three veteran QB options
Second-year Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy suffered an ankle sprain during the team's Week 2 loss against the Atlanta Falcons. Since then, he has yet to take another snap for Minnesota as he recovers from his injury.

The Minnesota Vikings need to add a better veteran quarterback to their roster to back up J.J. McCarthy and they should be calling the Las Vegas Raiders, who have two options to consider.
J.J. McCarthy is making his return to the playing field Sunday. After missing the previous six weeks with a high ankle sprain, his much-anticipated return Sunday against the Lions has drawn FOX's No.
Dan Campbell spoke on the Vikings' starter He praised key traits heading into Sunday The Lions have an statistical edge at the QB position The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings went down to the wire last season in pursuit of the NFC North Division crown with the Lions getting the best of Minnesota on the final weekend of the season.
Aidan Hutchinson sent a message to J.J. McCarthy The Lions and Vikings play at 1 p.m. Sunday Hutchinson appeared to make a prediction The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings will link up at Ford Field this Sunday with both teams in need of a win to potentially gain ground on division leader Green Bay.
With Daniel Jones and Sam Darnold faring well after relocating in free agency, the Vikings’ primary 2025 starter — Carson Wentz — is done for the season.
Sunday's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions was looked at during the season to be one of the more marquee games of the season. They were both coming off of 14+ win seasons in 2024 with improvements at multiple positions on both rosters.
Outside of starting center Ryan Kelly being on injured reserve, the bulk of Minnesota's initial starting offense will be on the field Sunday when the Vikings face the Lions in a pivotal NFC North clash.
While Carson Wentz's injury update could force the Vikings to peruse the quarterback trade market, they might want to think twice before making a deal.
The Minnesota Vikings on Monday announced major injury news regarding quarterback Carson Wentz.
Carson Wentz‘s debut campaign with the Minnesota Vikings has come to an end. The shoulder injury Minnesota’s fill-in quarterback has been dealing with will lead to surgery.
The Minnesota Vikings’ struggles continued in Week 8, dropping to 3-4 after a 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night. The offense looked out of rhythm under backup quarterback Carson Wentz, who completed 15 of 27 passes for 144 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while facing heavy pressure throughout the game.
McCarthy started the first two games this season, going 1-1 before missing the last five games with a right ankle injury
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell took most of the blame for Minnesota's 27-point loss to the Chargers on Thursday and expects to hand the ball back to quarterback J.J.
Shortly after the Vikings fell to 3-4 on the season, O’Connell spoke with reporters and sounded like a head coach who was eager to turn back to Week 1 QB1 McCarthy.
They have to be having some major regrets this season given those developments, and especially after watching Thursday's dreadful performance in a 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
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