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“The Vikings are the only NFL team in the Super Bowl era to have a game where they: had under 200 yards of offense, failed to score a TD, took 6+ sacks, fumbled 4+ times, committed 4+ turnovers, had 8+ penalties, allowed an individual 100-yard rusher,” Opta Stats posted.
It certainly was on Sunday, as the team was absolutely obliterated by the Minnesota Vikings, 48-10. Jake Browning had a howler, with a pair of interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), while the Minnesota defense also took one of the three fumbles it recovered in the game to the house.
Prior to the Vikings playing the Bengals, a new update was provided about their quarterback situation. ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler took to X to share that update. "Carson Wentz has been operating as if he's got the next two weeks as the starter, per source, with nothing promised beyond that (McCarthy timeline below)," Fowler wrote.
Another week, another full slate of NFL action nearly in the books, and Week 3 has been chock-full of spicy storylines. Carson Wentz made his debut filling in as the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback and helped put a historic beatdown on the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Bengals lost to the Vikings 48-10 on Sunday in Minneapolis. It was the worst loss (38 points) in franchise history. Here are our winners and losers from the game:
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed that quarterback Carson Wentz will start again next week.
Life comes at you fast in the NFL. A mere 12 days ago, the Minnesota Vikings pulled off an impressive fourth-quarter comeback against the Chicago Bears and
NFL reporter Tracy Wolfson provided some insight into when McCarthy may be able to return. She noted that Minnesota did not put him on IR because that would mean he'd have to miss at least four games, but he will travel with the team to Europe and continue to rehab/practice.