There were multiple occasions on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium when it looked like quarterback Max Brosmer was going into the game for the Vikings.

He started taking snaps from center Blake Brandel on the sideline at one point after quarterback Carson Wentz walked off the field in an immense amount of pain.

Ultimately, head coach Kevin O'Connell didn’t call Brosmer’s number until very late in the 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The rookie went on to complete 3 of 4 passes for 13 yards in garbage time.

Why didn’t O’Connell turn to Brosmer sooner, with Wentz clearly feeling the effects of his injured left shoulder?

“I did think about it,” O’Connell said. “The confidence we have in Max is real. You also don’t want to send him out there and force a level of figure-it-out-ness that

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