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J.J. McCarthy has played eight quarters in the NFL. Seven of them have been bad. The Vikings’ fourth-quarter comeback in Week 1 was fun, but it masked the other problems that were evident from McCarthy and the offense. The McCarthy we saw from the first three quarters in the opener against the Bears showed up in Week 2. He struggled …

J.J. McCarthy’s heroics in Monday’s 27-24 come-from-behind win has garnered significant attention, including from future Hall of Famer and current FOX NFL analyst Tom Brady. “I absolutely love it when I see that type of emotion,” said Brady when talking about the emotions McCarthy displayed during the Vikings’ 21-point fourth quarter. “I think it brings you to kind of a …

Colin Cowherd has flipped his opinion of J.J. McCarthy faster than McCarthy led the Vikings to a comeback victory over the Bears in his NFL debut on Monday night. But it’s not because he suddenly believes McCarthy has all the traits to be a great player. “I don’t know how good J.J. McCarthy is. I don’t know how good Bo …

EAGAN, Minn. — It’s worth going back in time. To the early spring of 2024, and to the free-agency period that altered the course of the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons organizations. In Minnesota, you had a leadership group determined to go the young quarterback route. There was no anger or frustration directed at veteran, incumbent quarterback Kirk Cousins. The …

EAGAN, Minn. — There are often important little Easter-egg-like nuggets hidden in Kevin O’Connell’s news conferences. They’re easy to miss. His discernment regarding what to say — and what not to say — is exceptional, but every so often, he’ll provide a pivotal tidbit. This happened on Wednesday. He was asked about young quarterback J.J. McCarthy and how the second-year …

Imagine what kind of numbers J.J. McCarthy would’ve put up against the Bears if he played all four quarters the way he did the fourth quarter. Hindsight is 20:20, but we do know that McCarthy’s one magical quarter was enough to win him the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award. Not just rookie of the week. McCarthy took home …

Down 15 points with less than 12 minutes to play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, Allen rallied his Bills for an improbable 41-40 victory to kick off the season. Allen quarterbacked the Bills to three straight scoring drives to garner the win, first hitting receiver Keon Coleman for a 10-yard touchdown off a tipped pass, then rushing it …

NFC Players of the Week under O’Connell 2025 Week 1 at Chicago: J.J. McCarthy (Offensive) 2024 Week 16 at Seattle: Andrew Van Ginkel, OLB (Defensive) 2024 Week 14 vs. Atlanta: Sam Darnold, QB (Offensive) 2024 Week 3 vs. Houston: Jonathan Greenard, OLB (Defensive) 2023 Week 14 at Las Vegas: Ivan Pace, Jr., LB (Defensive) 2023 Week 9 at Atlanta: Joshua …

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is ineligible for the offensive rookie of the year award this year, but he can take home other prizes and he picked one up for his performance in his regular season debut. The NFL announced on Wednesday that McCarthy has been named the NFC offensive player of the week for the opening week of the 2025 …

For the first game of his second NFL season, Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy had a special patch on his jersey: “NFL Premiere 2025.” Based on his performance, some have asked whether McCarthy is eligible for the offensive rookie of the year award. He is not. We’ve previously confirmed that McCarthy is not eligible for the prize. The “premiere” patch, however, …