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 …
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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, …
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For exactly three quarters Monday night, things could not have looked more bleak for the Vikings. Their young quarterback, J.J. McCarthy, looked overwhelmed. His indecisiveness early had led to a stalled offense, and his third quarter pick-six had put the Vikings in extreme danger of losing control of their opener in Chicago. Their defense had allowed Bears QB Caleb Williams …
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Vikings fans are celebrating after the team overcame a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to open the 2025 season with a win over NFC North rival Chicago on Monday night. Here are some things to know about McCarthy. Where did McCarthy grow up? McCarthy grew up a diehard Bears fan in a suburb outside of Chicago. The Bears became …
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CHICAGO — Once J.J. McCarthy barreled into the end zone, the Vikings’ eruption reached volcanic levels. The sideline was chaos. First, a camera positioned in Kevin O’Connell’s face caught him hollering. Then, Justin Jefferson patted McCarthy’s helmet and screamed: “Yeah, boy! Yeah, boy!” When McCarthy reached the benches, everyone flooded the 22-year-old quarterback: offensive linemen, equipment staffers, nutritionists, quality control …
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The Minnesota Vikings took a big risk at quarterback in the offseason. After losing their final two games last season in disappointing fashion, the Vikings opted not to re-sign quarterback Sam Darnold — who led the team to a 14-3 record — in the spring. Instead, the team handed the starting job to 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy, who missed …
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By Jenna West, Kevin Fishbain, Dan Wiederer and Alec Lewis The Minnesota Vikings orchestrated a fourth-quarter comeback, punctuated by quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s rushing touchdown with less than five minutes remaining, to defeat the Chicago Bears 27-24 in McCarthy’s NFL debut. McCarthy struggled for much of the night, but with the Vikings down 17-6 and struggling to move the ball, he …
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According to ESPN Research, McCarthy became the first quarterback in league history to account for three fourth-quarter touchdowns in his NFL debut. The league’s own research department found McCarthy was the first starting QB with a fourth-quarter comeback of 10-plus points in his debut since Hall of Famer Steve Young in 1985. “I told him at halftime, ‘You are going …
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Kevin O’Connell on J.J. McCarthy leading Vikings’ improbable comeback: ‘Now, we know it’s possible’ NFL.com McCarthy delivers in debut, leads Vikings’ rally ESPN Vikings-Bears on ‘Monday Night Football’: What We Learned from Minnesota’s 27-24 win NFL.com Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy stages comeback for the ages, showing everyone what’s possible USA Today Vikings had 7.7-percent win probability late in the third quarter NBC Sports Source link
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CHICAGO — J.J. McCarthy threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for another in his long-awaited NFL debut, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a season-opening 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Chicago’s Caleb Williams had his first career rushing touchdown and threw for a score in Ben Johnson’s first game as the Bears’ coach. McCarthy delivered down the …
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