The Minnesota Vikings are at a crossroads. The organization enters Week 9 a game below .500 with a 3-4 record, which is good for last place in the vaunted NFC North. Maybe more dire than their record, however, is the situation developing at quarterback.

The club just placed veteran Carson Wentz , who started the last five games, on injured reserve due to a left shoulder injury. In the announcement via the official team website , Minnesota revealed that Wentz endured "considerable pain" ever since he suffered the injury in the first half of the Vikings' Week 5 matchup against the Cleveland Browns in London.

That revelation of the severity of his injury then brings us to this logical question: Why was Wentz out there in the first place?

Carson Wentz MIN • QB • #11 CMP% 65.1

See Full Page