The Vikings’ 19-17 loss to the Bears turned the spotlight squarely on J.J. McCarthy and Justin Jefferson’s fraying patience . McCarthy managed just 150 passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions while completing 50 percent of his throws.

His late TD to Jordan Addison briefly gave Minnesota a 17-16 lead, but Jefferson was caught on camera slamming his helmet on the sideline after another misfire, a visual emblem of a 4-6 team stuck in reverse.

Asked about McCarthy’s accuracy afterward, head coach Kevin O’Connell chose his words carefully.

He said that when he is calling plays and seeing coverages, he feels like there are opportunities out there , but he needs to “really evaluate it from the standpoint of what it looked like on the tape,” per the New York Times. It was hardly

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