ST. PAUL — Who doesn’t love the look of an apparent maniac vociferously bobbing his head during his coach’s postgame locker room speech after a big win?

There’s a lot to like about J.J. McCarthy — he’s passionate, competitive and fierce. He’ll put his body on the line. His teammates rally around him.

Those are all traits any team would want in its franchise quarterback. But the ability to consistently complete the forward pass is helpful, as well.

McCarthy was 9 for 12 out of the gates in last week’s thrilling victory in Detroit, but he completed just five of his final 13 attempts in that contest. It was more of the same Sunday, as McCarthy completed 8 of his first 11 passes while leading Minnesota to a 10-3 lead at U.S. Bank Stadium.

He went 12 for 31 the rest of the way — 39%. For re

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