To begin his first career start, it looked like quarterback JJ McCarthy was going through some understandable jitters. He seemed almost rattled, as he made some questionable decisions and uncharacteristically poor throws, and the Minnesota Vikings ended up trailing the Chicago Bears by 11 at the end of three quarters. But McCarthy seemed to figure it out in the fourth , leading the Vikings to three scoring drives in the span of 10 minutes en route to a 27-24 comeback victory.

McCarthy missed the entirety of the 2024 season with a knee injury, but the Vikings had full trust in him heading into the season, and for good reason. In fact, even as McCarthy was looking shaky through the first three quarters, especially when he threw a pick-six that extended the Bears' lead to 11 in the thi

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