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By Bryan Colbert Jr.
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Carson Wentz completed one pass in the second half Monday night before the Minnesota Vikings turned to backup Max Brosmer.
After watching Buffalo beat Minnesota 23-6, former Eagles running back LeSean McCoy suggested a different job for Wentz altogether.
“It’s time for Carson Wentz to start a podcast,” McCoy said on Speakeasy.
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McCoy, a Pro Bowl selection with Philadelphia who now talks football alongside Emmanuel Acho, was calling for Wentz to retire. He also described Minnesota’s quarterback group as one of the worst he had seen.
The Vikings face a more immediate question heading into Sunday’s game at Green Bay. Starter Kyler Murray is dealing with a hamstring strain, and the two quarterbacks who finished Monday’s game gave coach Kevin O’Connell very different results.
Wentz went 8-for-25 for 81 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble.
His 8.9 passer rating was the lowest by an NFL player with at least 25 attempts since 2019, when Sam Darnold posted a 3.6 for the New York Jets against New England, according to NFL Research.
Minnesota still had a chance to win well into the second half.
Buffalo led 13-6 in the fourth quarter before James Cook capped a drive that consumed more than eight minutes with a 5-yard touchdown run. By then, Wentz had already given the ball away on Minnesota’s first two possessions after halftime.
Bills linebacker Dorian Williams intercepted a throw intended for T.J. Hockenson. On the next series, Jordan Mason ran for 24 yards on three straight carries before Wentz tried to find Justin Jefferson and threw directly to linebacker Terrel Bernard.
“I haven’t had many starts over the last couple of years in general, but this one felt pretty terrible,” Wentz said afterward.
O’Connell took responsibility for how often he asked Wentz to throw.
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Mason and Aaron Jones combined for just 11 carries, and Minnesota went 0-for-8 on third down. The Vikings held the ball for 17 minutes, 28 seconds.
“I should have run the football more,” O’Connell said.
Brosmer got the final 4:40.
The former University of Minnesota quarterback completed six of seven passes for 58 yards on his only drive, drawing cheers from the home crowd. Even that possession ended a yard short when Hockenson caught an 8-yard pass on fourth-and-9.
The Vikings left the field at 6-2, six days from a division game in Green Bay and still waiting to see whether Murray could take the next snap.
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