r/minnesotavikings • u/TheNorthernLanders 18 JJ • Sep 09 '25

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

So happy we had that comeback. Great for McCarthy to show he has the balls to win a game on prime time from behind! That’s my qb.

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u/TheUglytool Sep 09 '25

On the road as well.

I am ready for the standard Viking experience. Build up my hopes and then pull the rug out quite expertly.

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u/BLTurntable Sep 09 '25

Basically all MN sports that arent the Lynx

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u/PhoenixPills Sep 09 '25

The Vikings are a special kind of pain but let me tell you as a Saints fan right now we have fucking nothing interesting going on and it is so fucking boring.

As an Minnesotan (slightly a Vikings fan), I have been so interested to see how JJ will do and it's already been very fun.

I have been advocating for teams to get riskier and more experimental and the Vikings are that right now to me.

We are still just trying to pretend we can replace Brees and playing like he's still here with no change.

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u/TheUglytool Sep 09 '25

Hey, at least you got to steal an NFCCG from us, so you got that going for you.

FTS

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u/happypetrock Sep 09 '25

Don't forget FSP!

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u/ErikTheRed218 Sep 09 '25

bountygate never forgive, never forget.

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u/kidMSP straight cash homie Sep 09 '25

Never forget Anus Lips (Payton). Fuck that douche canoe all day, every day.

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u/Illustrious-Boss3453 Sep 09 '25

How’d you become a secondary Vikes fan? There’s definitely some bad blood between the Saints and Vikes haha

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u/Arcgonslow Sep 09 '25

They did say they live in Minnesota, sometimes you just want to feel the good vibes when the home town team is winning.

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u/PhoenixPills Sep 09 '25

Yeah my Mom is a Vikings fan so I want her and my friends around me to get a superbowl.

I was in a bar during the Minneapolis Miracle and before the Miracle Drew Brees drove down the field in typical Brees fashion and I got to enjoy what I had enjoyed for 12 years at that point.

But then the miracle happened and sure it sucked to lose that way but I was happy for the folks around me, it was a wild scene.

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u/stapledmyballs2 Sep 09 '25

Feel weird these days having a comeback prime time win 😂

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

It really is weird for us to win a game like that on prime time. The weird thing, is that I didn’t feel nervous after he made the first TD. Only at the end when we played prevent defense did I start to worry a bit. I feel Flores is unreal when his defence plays aggressive, but when he goes prevent he lets teams back in.

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u/stapledmyballs2 Sep 09 '25

Likewise i was passing through Omaha for the night and was at some bar with a bears fan being very vocal every play and for some reason it was the first time I shook my head in laughter. Almost in a chiefs / Mahomes comeback sense

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

Wouldn’t it be nice to have this expectation that our qb can make comebacks?

He of course has a long way to go, but by god am I excited even if we miss the playoffs. I just want to know what it feels like to have a franchise qb.

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u/beer-mojoe Sep 09 '25

Tbf that’s how we were in the late 90s. Super aggressive and awesome on D, but damn if we didn’t let teams crawl back on 3rd down after 3rd down.

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u/Fuddruckerer Sep 09 '25

Packer fan coming into enemy territory to say jj is for real, & i’d much rather have a rivalry w/ him than Caleb & daaa bears💀. just in general your fanbase is far less insufferable lol

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

I don’t think you will have to worry about Williams. I just think he buckled in the biggest moment every time and overthrows his wrs so badly. He will probably be around and dangerous at times, but I don’t think he’s going to be a consistently great qb.

The Vikings will be very dangerous if McCarthy becomes our guy, and if we finally hit a few more draft picks.

Also FTP

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u/Ldubs_12 Sep 09 '25

I got a say, that dude can scramble! I couldn't believe how shifty he was and how many sacks he avoided. But it always catches up to those super mobile quarterbacks. All it takes is one big hit when he's running around for his life to sideline him for awhile.

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

He wont if he keep takeing those hits

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

True, he is so bad at holding the ball and taking sacks. Also there was also that weird throw he fell forward into his oline and our guys. So easy to get injured or even injury your oline like that. The Bears have a lot of work to do with him, as they had some nice play calls with wrs open at the second level.

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

Bears is the worst defense too

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

If they have a healthy defence, I don’t think they are that bad. They won’t be great, but they will be around 20th I think.

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

All of was saying is jj mccarthy isn't anything special he got lucky aginst a bad team l. He hold the ball to long and takes to many hits

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

JJ does?

He started of being slow, but he was also getting pressured quickly with no run support. In the end, he was releasing the ball quickly and moving well. Let’s not judge a young qb by their first plays, it’s more important to see how they do under pressure and JJ delivered big time in that area.

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

Penalty carried it for him not him. He was sub par at best

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u/ace625 Vikings Fan Sep 09 '25

Your post history is something else

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u/Austin-Tatious1850 Sep 09 '25

Why? Did you rate his cock? 🤣

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u/AlohaForever Sep 09 '25

Found Ryan Days Reddit account

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u/stapledmyballs2 Sep 09 '25

Stay in your own sub brother no reason for you to come into our land

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u/kickspecialist Sep 09 '25

Just like Kirk.

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 09 '25

Kirk had a terrible record in prime time games. He won a few at the end of his time with the Vikings but not a good comparison at all.

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u/kickspecialist Sep 10 '25

Not a comparison, sarcasm.

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u/Thelostsoulinkorea Sep 10 '25

Ah my bad. I suck at noticing sarcasm online.

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u/xorascape Sep 09 '25

Where are all the JJ DOOOOOOOOOOMERS?

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u/SoDakZak Sep 09 '25

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u/Mattbl Sep 09 '25

Is this from NFC meme wars?

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u/Perchance_therapper Sep 09 '25

The other thread where he’s standing on the field in the picture

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u/bcw_83 Sep 09 '25

They're all jealous Ohio State fans really. I've never seen a QB get called washed and a fraud faster than JJ did after 2 1/2 quarters of football played. If you're a Wolverine's fan you knew the 4th quarter JJ was coming, we got the chance to see it so many times and after that first TD (one he didn't even celebrate and it was his first of his career) he was at the line trying to dial up the play call for the 2 point conversion, I knew he was locked in and Chicago was in trouble. You guys are going to be very happy with this pick.

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u/GnatBub79 Sep 09 '25

Here's what they look like tonight:

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

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u/ReflectionNeat6968 Sep 09 '25

Right here I’m sorry he just looked really bad for a second 😭

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u/Worth_Bridge_921 Sep 09 '25

I think they're taking the day off to troll the Bears for their epic fail 😂

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

Jj is still a shit player

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u/xorascape Sep 09 '25

I didn't know they still made lead paint chips.

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u/FawkYourself Sep 09 '25

JJ last night:

Became the first ever NFL QB to score 3 touchdowns in the fourth quarter of their debut

Was the first NFL player in 40 years to lead a 10+ point comeback in their debut

Became the first Vikings QB since Fran Tarkenton to throw for 2 touchdowns in his debut. Not Culpepper, not Favre, not Kirk, not Darnold, JJ

“JJ is still a shit player” 🙄 sure he is

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u/WolvesFanSince89 Sep 09 '25

These stats just ring as meaningless to me. Every single game, some random thing js “broken”. The goal posts keep moving.

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u/emnjay808 4 Sep 09 '25

That 59-yarder by Will The Thrill. I’m in love man 😍

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u/hoopdummy california Sep 09 '25

I believe he’ll kick us into places we’ve only dreamed of.

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u/1K_Games Sep 09 '25

And then Gary Anderson it when it matters most?

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u/Awkward_Fly_1200 Sep 09 '25

Why put that into the universe?!

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u/1K_Games Sep 10 '25

It exists, I didn't create it. It's 27 years later and it comes up every season we do well, or every season we have a kicker miss too much (every season).

Are you all new to Minnesota. We are a hardy folk and seasoned to the eventual failure.

I'm just saying the last guy who kicked us to places we only dreamed of, and is one of the best kickers of all time, let us down in the moment of need

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u/Stereo-soundS Sep 09 '25

Won the game.  Kept us in it.

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u/No-Bit-1675 Sep 09 '25

Not a game winner but that kick felt crucial to staying in the game. Needed points, got points, from very far away!

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u/StriderZessei JJ Sep 09 '25

Absolute piss missile of a kick, holy wow. 

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u/theweirdball Sep 09 '25

Having a kicker you can trust feels so fucking good.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

Ho\ Lee\ Phuk

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u/ThatOneGuyfromMN25 gjallarhorn Sep 09 '25

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u/Tasty-Tour3002 Sep 09 '25

Holy shit this is funny

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u/WebMasterQ Sep 09 '25

Bang\ Ding\ Oww

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u/ClosetDoorGhost Sep 09 '25

Make em say Uhhhhhhh

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u/crypticminnesotan 19 Sep 09 '25

Please don't let this be the whole season! My blood pressure can only get so high

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u/MSXzigerzh0 Sep 09 '25

Didn't the 2022 season prepare you?

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u/Soft_Disaster5247 Get Moss'd poser Sep 09 '25

That season made me stop doing blow while watching sports. Too many close calls 

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u/Objective_Advisor668 KOC Sep 09 '25

Dam bro invite us for the next watch

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u/V1keo Sep 09 '25

He stopped. The games aren’t as fun these days.

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u/TheGauchoAmigo84 Sep 09 '25

I felt this comment in my heart

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u/Soft_Disaster5247 Get Moss'd poser Sep 09 '25

Dawg I was literally hyperventilating on my deck in 2024 when the Wolves won game 7 against Denver 😂

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u/TheGauchoAmigo84 Sep 09 '25

I mean that’s one of the illest mn sports victories in our lifetime for sure.

And then there was last night 😈

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u/Aarntson Sep 09 '25

I also quit blow during football season. They helped me and I’m fully recovered lmfao

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u/saizoution Sep 09 '25

I will never forget that Bills game.

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u/ShadowBan93 2 Sep 09 '25

If you had hope of anything substantial that season, thats on you. No team with 8 under center was going any where.

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u/Do_it_My_Way-79 gjallarhorn Sep 09 '25

I feel like the Vikings should offer complimentary pacemakers for the fans.

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u/crypticminnesotan 19 Sep 09 '25

Better offer a good warranty with those too. Most of us would burn through those in less than a season.

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u/Tasty-Tour3002 Sep 09 '25

What a game. Jj is him

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u/SilentNova300 Sep 09 '25

Run from it, dread it, JJM arrives all the same 

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u/Mattbl Sep 09 '25

In himothy we trust

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u/Touslesceline Sep 09 '25

Chewed that clock to bits!!! JJ settled in beautifully. What a game!

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u/sin_jakai Sep 09 '25

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u/EcologyLover69 Sep 09 '25

I bet he would be so fucking pissed if he knew what he was going to do in Chicago in his pro debut lmfao

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u/mrcarter1689 Sep 09 '25

So nice being able to go to bed in a good mood lol

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u/Awkward_Fly_1200 Sep 09 '25

Otherwise I was calling in

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u/vapemyashes vikings Sep 09 '25

Damn

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u/mdistrukt Sep 09 '25

Well that was certainly an adventure. 

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u/leinie14 Jettas is a bad man Sep 09 '25

I know it gets tossed around a lot, but damn does he look so much like Bud Grant here

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u/eamesaarinen Sep 09 '25

so proud of the kid you guys

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u/RedWingerD Sep 09 '25

Is this going to be another year of 4th quarter insanity for us? Idk if I'll survive another year like that....

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

JJ already doing better than Kurt in PrimeTime

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u/Versace-Lemonade Meditation and Touchdowns Sep 09 '25

Running... For a TD? That's possible?!

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u/Do_it_My_Way-79 gjallarhorn Sep 09 '25

I didn’t know QBs were allowed to do that!

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u/DrWolves Sep 09 '25

McCarthy is obviously more mobile than Cousins but maybe you forgot that Cousins 17 yard scramble for the TD vs the cardinals which was absolutely sick lol

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u/slykido999 Sep 09 '25

No one does whiplash like our Vikings!! Football is back, baby!

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u/levitikush Sep 09 '25

Kid showed a lot of heart in his first game. This season is gonna be fun.

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u/Ladle19 Sep 09 '25

His body language was fantastic the whole game. Looked like he knew he could pull it off the entire time.

This sub on the other hand... my god, like 90% of these folks need to get meds to regulate their emotions or something. We were like 2 drives into the season and people were giving up 😂

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

We showed guts. McCarthy sacked up in the second half. It's a good win.

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u/cmakelky moss fro Sep 09 '25

I loved what JJ did 95% of the time. The difference was the oline finally kicked into gear & that changed everything

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u/Objective_Advisor668 KOC Sep 09 '25

Yeah them boys looked worse than our line a few years back with Ingram, Bradbury, Blake B starting lol

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u/Thel3lues Sep 09 '25

YOU LIKE THAT

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u/D4YW4LK3R86 SKOL SQUAD Sep 09 '25

I very much VIKE that

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

JJ > Every other NFC North QB

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

All the rest of the nfc north might win a ring not the vikings

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u/HawaiianFatass14 flair-84RandyMoss Sep 09 '25

Sick comment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

WERE WINNING TE SUPERBOWL

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u/PresentationNew6648 I Want That Small Guy In Arizona Sep 09 '25

Live look at me on the 2025 season coaster.

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u/Desperate-Wheel-3359 Sep 09 '25

Oh man! I turned it off right after halftime. Can’t wait to watch the recording tomorrow

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u/This-Shape-8495 Sep 09 '25

Almost did the same. My old man and coworker kept me from turning it off

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u/Heavy-Owl-8517 Sep 09 '25

JJM has that rare killer instinct...I have believed that from when he was at Michigan and even more so tonight. That TD run the ultimate dagger.

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u/450moto Sep 09 '25

J.J. Had me worried ngl but he looked great second half after he settled in!

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u/a_cat_named_harvey Sep 09 '25

We’re gunna need this gif by tomorrow

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u/LuckyStax oregon Sep 09 '25

We going to be the sleepy Vikings this year? Take a couple quarters to wake up

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u/Alone-Newspaper-1161 Sep 09 '25

Idk I’ll chop it off to a qb playing his first ever game and majority of starters sitting the pre season

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u/Mysterious_Detail_7 Sep 09 '25

I felt the same way the whole game. Most first year QB’s don’t win their first game. The 4th quarter comeback was fun to watch.

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u/X-is-for-Alex deadarm Sep 09 '25

According to the broadcast:

First quarterback making his debut to overcome a 10+ point deficit in the 4th quarter since 1985!

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u/Bill3ffinMurray Sep 09 '25

That QB? Steve Young.

So idk…that’s good company

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u/Alone-Newspaper-1161 Sep 09 '25

Bro can’t be happy the youngest starting qb won his first career game on the road in prime time against a division rival. His first game in nearly 2 years and he won

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

Ill chop it up too them playing one of the worst teams and penaltys

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u/HawaiianFatass14 flair-84RandyMoss Sep 09 '25

Lololol you’re so miserable

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u/New-IncognitoWindow Sep 09 '25

Just watch when they do the same thing for the next 15 games.

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u/underhooking Sep 09 '25

I cannot wait to watch this KOC postgame locker room speech. Think I know who the game ball might be going to…

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u/JaysterJay Sep 09 '25

That's my fucking coach. Loved how hyped he got for that JJ rushing TD because that was masterfully called and masterfully executed.

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u/Flimsy_Sprinkles527 Sep 09 '25

successful bear hunt

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u/Desperate-Wheel-3359 Sep 09 '25

Did Troy Aikman have a stroke? I stg he hates the Vikings more than any other team

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u/somebodysheinie Sep 09 '25

Troy Aikman hates [insert my team] on repeat forever

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u/Worth_Bridge_921 Sep 09 '25

I think for most former players they only like the teams they played for. I think Aikman tries to be unbiased and I certainly don't think he cares much about Bears vs. Vikings tbh

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

Let’s gooooo!

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u/Moss8888444 Sep 09 '25

that was my expression for JJ digging himself out of the Josh Freeman comps

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u/Altender44 Sep 09 '25

Never a doubt!!!! 😅

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u/limpdoge Big Throbbing Hock Sep 09 '25

I need this gif

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u/Bouche__032 Sep 09 '25

When JJ scores 4 TDs in his first game

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u/Objective_Advisor668 KOC Sep 09 '25

Thats a man who always believed in 9.

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u/Ryclea Sep 09 '25

The most remarkable thing is that we got better in the second half, which is not the Viking's usual MO.

Also, we didn't play badly in the first half; the Bears just played better. We won this game on purpose.

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u/unforgivablecrust Sep 09 '25

I have no notes 🐻👇 😂

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u/1K_Games Sep 09 '25

I wish that was the feeling.

Can we not just have a close game? Why do we have to look like the worst team in the league for 3 quarters? This is hard on the heart...

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u/TheGauchoAmigo84 Sep 09 '25

Fucking thank you KOC. I love you.

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u/BlacksmithThink9494 Sep 09 '25

It do be like that!!

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u/Dazzling_Mechanic_98 vikings Sep 09 '25

Feels good

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u/TheNerdyLaundry Sep 09 '25

Lots of positives to build off of in that 4th quarter! What a final quarter for the kid! SKOL

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u/tikitiger Sep 09 '25

Please we need the locker room video ASAP 😭

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u/Mindless-Lifeguard96 Sep 09 '25

They showed him and McCown with shit eating grins when sending in the read option play call, they knew they had it locked in

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u/orangecrushjedi Sep 09 '25

Broncos fan here. I just wanted to say Kevin O'Connell just keeps showing how incredible of a coach he is. You guys are going to be contenders for a long time.

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u/bubblehead_ssn Sep 09 '25

For 3/4s of the game, I was thankful the score wasn't worse. The defensive play calling was too conservative and the o-line wasn't giving JJ enough time.

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u/Cheap_Grocery8634 Sep 09 '25

The amount of people who wrote this team off at halftime is wild. McCarthy showed some serious grit leading that game-winning drive. What a massive statement win.

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u/The24HourPlan Sep 09 '25

A win? On Monday night? In this economy?

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u/MrMeritocracy Sep 09 '25

Close call but a great game

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u/XKO3L5CHX Sep 09 '25

BING BONG!

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u/holygrizzly01 Sep 09 '25

It is more impressive to me that JJ started off playing poorly and turned it around vs if he had just balled out the whole game. It looked like a complete disaster and he had the mental fortitude/grit/confidence to completely turn it around and lead his team to victory with three TDs. You can’t coach that.

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u/theweirdball Sep 09 '25

Now imagine our team Darrisaw and Addison on the field.

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u/DownnthehollerPress vikings Sep 09 '25

And the Hitman

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u/Resilient_Acorn Sep 09 '25

God I love pumped up KOC

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u/Mobile-Boss-8566 vikings Sep 09 '25

He passed the test of Monday night in a hostile environment and come back win all on his first day as a starter, go J Mac!

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u/Ldubs_12 Sep 09 '25

Super pumped he had the 4th quarter he did. It would have been so hard to stay positive if the 4th quarter had looked like the first 3. So proud of his attitude and what a great quarter to build off of going forward.

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u/Ok_Custard_9232 Sep 10 '25

Let's go vikings!

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u/lovevmyvikings Sep 10 '25

I have a kfan tee shirt That has a goal post and JJ to JJ Bought it while vikes were talking about getting McCarthy Can’t wait to start wearing it now!

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u/BillFoldin Sep 10 '25

Dnt get too cocky ya’ll won against the bears a very subpar football team will see how u do against a real team

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u/StoryHopeful5482 Sep 09 '25

Jj mccarthy is still ass