After suffering a sprained ankle during Sunday night’s 22-6 loss to Atlanta at U.S. Bank Stadium, quarterback J.J. McCarthy is expected to miss some time for the Vikings.
He more than likely won’t be available for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and while head coach Kevin O’Connell didn’t think McCarthy would need to be placed on injured reserve, he didn’t completely rule out the possibility.
“I do want to see how he responds to treatment this week,” O’Connell said. “(I) just give him a ton of credit for having the toughness to get that thing taped up and keep playing.”
Asked exactly when the injury happened, O’Connell pointed to a play on which McCarthy escaped the pocket and scrambled up the left sideline for 16 yards.
Notably, McCarthy appeared to come up a little bit lame in real time, then threw incomplete to star receiver Justin Jefferson on the next play — perhaps because he couldn’t fully step into the throw.
If McCarthy is can’t go this weekend, veteran quarterback Carson Wentz would be the Vikings’ starter and rookie Max Brosmer would serve as the backup.
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