There are few things that can take the air out of a stadium like a quarterback being taken off the field with an injury. It can even take the air out of the remainder of the season. Jets fans know that. The Vikings' faithful may be finding it out.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 29: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings looks on during the first half of a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 29, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. There are few things that can take the air out of a stadium like a quarterback being taken off the field with an injury. It can even take the air out of the remainder of the season. Jets fans know that. The Vikings’ faithful may be finding it out.
The Vikings' backup QB? Enter rookie Jaren Hall, the 6-foot, 207-pound rookie out of BYU. The four pass attempts he made in the 24-10 Minnesota victory over the Packers were the first regular-season passes of his NFL career. On his right shoulder rests the fates of Addison, T.J. Hockenson and most importantly, Jefferson.
The rushing attack for the Vikings was already problematic, as Alexander Mattison and Cam Akers were sharing touches. On Sunday, against the Packers’ defense that was 27th in the league with 132 yards rushing allowed per game, the Vikings’ running backs combined for 50 yards on the ground. Unless Hall gives the defense a reason to respect the pass, Mattison and Akers will face a lot of stacked boxes.
. Stafford finishing the game on the sideline in his return to his hometown of Dallas is what is going to be of utmost importance to Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, in particular. The length of time he'll be out is up in the air until we know more about whether he needs surgery or not on his injured thumb.Rams' backup Brett Rypien has played in just eight games and started three in his first three years with Denver, with two of those starts being last year.
The performance was uneven, with 276 passing yards being Trubisky’s 2022 high. Diontae Johnson is likely going to get the most targets. In the last two games when Trubisky played, Johnson was targeted 18 times, catching 16 for 180 yards. George Pickens caught five balls for 131 total yards in those games.
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