J.J. McCarthy, Vikings and Timeline Return
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Asked about the offensive line as a whole, with the Vikings preparing to play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, O’Connell replied, “We’re working through what that group is going to look like and ultimately where we think we’re at as far as the best collection we can put out there.”
The Minnesota Vikings could be down to a third center on Sunday if the initial injury report for Week 5 doesn't change.
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Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy in 'next phase' of rehab but ankle still not fully healed
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will begin to get “a little bit more active” but won't be rushed back from a sprained right ankle, head coach Kevin O'Connell said Wednesday. Carson Wentz is set to start his third straight game when Minnesota faces the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Three superstars, two Super Bowl dark horses and a 'unicorn' will play in London this month as the NFL roadshow returns to the English capital.
The offense has stumbled badly on third downs, which typically goes hand in hand with a failure in pass protection. The Vikings rank fourth worst in the league with a 30.6% conversion rate. On third downs with between 7 and 10 yards to go, according to Sportradar data, the Vikings are last in the NFL with just one conversion in 12 attempts (8.3%).
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The Vikings take a 10-day, 2-game trip to Dublin and London, an NFL first. How did they pull it off?
The Minnesota Vikings are in the midst of a 10-day road trip to Europe that's the first time an NFL team will have played consecutive international games in different countries
The Cleveland Browns will not have Myles Garrett at practice on Wednesday as the team is preparing to travel to London to face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5.
The Minnesota Vikings started their two-game road trip in international waters. The team battled through four quarters and came up short against a game Pittsburgh Steelers team, and now they turn to Week 5, where they hope to bounce back in London.
As the rumors swirled in the spring that the Vikings could potentially play across the pond once again, longtime fan John Macdonald halfheartedly declared on a podcast that he would bike to the game if that was indeed the case.
Head coach Kevin O'Connell said the Vikings will try to get Jurgens back onto the practice field by Friday, but there's no guarantee that he'll play Sunday. If Kelly and Jurgens don't play Sunday, the Vikings could go with one of these two offensive line combinations.