The Vikings put up another stinker in Week 12 against the Green Bay Packers.
The game saw young QB J.J. McCarthy have potentially the worst game of his already dreadful first season of NFL action. McCarthy completed only 12 of 19 passes for 87 yards. He had zero touchdowns in the contest, but did offer two interceptions to the Packers’ defense. His longest pass was for 19 yards, and he was sacked 5 times.
The Vikings running game thankfully did show signs of life. They ran the ball 20 times for 93 yards, a 4.7 yard average per carry. Jordan Mason led the way with 42 yards on 8 carries, followed by Aaron Jones with 41 yards on 9 carries.
The defense kept the Vikings in the game for as long as they could, similar to last week in their loss to the Chicago Bears.
These bright spots weren’t enough to win over the Fox broadcasting booth during the game on Sunday, however.
Vikings Get Brutalized by Joe Davis and Greg Olsen
Getty ImagesFOX Sports sportscaster Greg Olsen placing the DraftKings First Bet at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, March 2024
Sports Illustrated‘s Adam Uren laid out the details.
“‘The second half has been one of the worst halves of football I’ve ever watched,” said Davis.
‘This is historically bad ball,’ agreed Olsen, which came after a third quarter in which the Vikings had -10 net offensive yards.”
Uren went on to detail more of former Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears tight end Greg Olsen:
“He noted that the Vikings’ spending this season is indicative of a team that believes they’re on a major championship run after finishing 14-3 last season, but they now find themselves 4-7 with a game on the road against the surging Seattle Seahawks on the horizon.
‘At this moment right now Vikings fans and the front office they have to start asking themselves if this doesn’t get better and we don’t get better offensive production, we are in tough cap situation, these contracts are going to keep holding us down, and we’re just in a bad spot,’ said Olsen.”
Minnesota’s Future Vulnerabilities Find National Attention
GettyMinnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell looks on against the Chicago Bears.
If you’re a fan of the Minnesota Vikings, Greg Olsen didn’t say anything you probably didn’t already know.
These Vikings have a very murky future ahead of them, especially as long as J.J. McCarthy continues to show no true signs of progression.
As it stands, the Vikings are roughly $37 million over the cap, per OverTheCap. Their plan to roll with McCarthy instead of giving Sam Darnold a pay day seems to be backfiring. Even though they’re saving money on quarterback right now, they’re paying for it on the field.
With Sam Darnold, or a number of other quarterbacks, the Vikings would likely be in a position to punch a ticket into the NFL Playoffs in a couple months.
Instead, their season feels pretty much over and they have a young signal caller that simply isn’t progressing bearing the weight of the entire organization.
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