Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been more composed on the road, but can he get right vs. Micah Parsons and the Packers defense?

McAfee was talking about McCarthy's "Nine" personality, his on-field alter ego that has only completed 52.9% of his passes this season while he's thrown eight interceptions. When you're playing like that, people are less receptive to revealing you've given yourself a nickname.

There was plenty of optimism surrounding J.J. McCarthy as he took over as the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback heading into the 2025 season. The

Minnesota Vikings WR Justin Jefferson had some strong words for QB J.J. McCarthy ahead of the Packers matchup in Week 12.

By far the most frustrating thing about McCarthy is that his eyes are in the right place for a majority of these passes; his mechanics and accuracy just make it not matter. Jefferson w/free release vs Noah Sewell and he throws it to Duluth pic.twitter.com/0NaLimVVCh

In Joseph Heller’s wonderful World War II novel “Catch-22,” a bombardier faces a winding conundrum as he considers his self-preservation: he will only be grounded from flying dangerous missions if he is considered insane,

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has not played well in his first real year of action. Selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Michigan product missed his entire rookie season to injury.