On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings moved to 2-1 on the young 2025 NFL season with a home demolition of the Cincinnati Bengals. This game featured both teams playing without their starting quarterbacks, as Carson Wentz started in place of the injured JJ McCarthy, and Jake Browning took over for Joe Burrow.
Needless to say, Wentz was the better quarterback on the field on Sunday, throwing for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
After the game, Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell spoke on how long he expects Wentz to remain in the lineup as McCarthy recovers from his injury.
“ Carson Wentz will get ‘another opportunity' to start for the #Vikings against the Steelers, Kevin O’Connell said, as J.J. McCarthy recovers from his high ankle sprain. ‘He's responded well to the ea