The Minnesota Vikings will be a new-look team against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3. Carson Wentz is the starting quarterback after J.J. McCarthy suffered an ankle injury in Week 2. Jordan Mason will replace Aaron Jones after the veteran was placed on the IR with an injury of his own. In order to fill a roster hole, the Vikings added Cam Akers to the active roster.

Akers played with Minnesota last season, albeit in a smaller role behind Jones. He served as the backup option for Kevin O'Connell throughout the 2024 season. However, he never pushed for a bigger workload based on his lackluster production throughout the year. He is still the backup behind Mason, but he will have a chance to play , according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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