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Wentz lasted five games for the Vikings after season-starter J.J. McCarthy went down with an ankle injury after Week 2. He tossed for 1,216 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions across that stretch and put up a 2-3 record.
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The Minnesota Vikings are next up on the Detroit Lions’ schedule, and they are currently fighting through some adversity. They’ve lost three of their last four games, have a laundry list of injuries—particularly on their offensive line, where they’ve been missing both starting tackles and their starting center for much of the season.
If the Vikings lose to the Lions on Sunday (they opened as 8.5-point road underdogs), those odds will drop further. And with the NFL's trade deadline coming up on Nov. 4, just two days after that game, the Vikings might be thinking about the possibility of being sellers.
Can Carson Wentz bounce back after a rough performance? And can the Vikings defense keep Chargers QB Justin Herbert in check?
Minnesota Vikings head coach, Kevin O'Connell, gave an update on left tackle, Christian Darrisaw's injury after Thursday night's loss.
At 3-4, the Vikings are far from dead in the NFC North, but a loss to Detroit on Sunday would be catastrophic to their chances of winning the division.
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The Minnesota Vikings are currently sitting at 3-4 with a decent shot at having their record get even worse with a very difficult schedule coming up in the coming weeks. That, paired with the embarrassing 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers,