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J.J. McCarthy’s debut featured a milestone last hit by a former NFL MVP

Minnesota Vikings fans finally got a glimpse of J.J. McCarthy and what life with him as the quarterback of the Vikings could look like. At first, fans weren't loving what they were seeing, as the second-year quarterback making his NFL debut threw a pick-six in the third quarter to put the Bears up 17-6.

Well, by the time the fourth quarter came around, McCarthy had learned from his mistakes and displayed that in the best way possible. After the Bears missed a field goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Vikings offense put together a six-play drive that ended with McCarthy throwing his first touchdown pass (well, to a Vikings player) to Justin Jefferson to trim Chicago's lead to five.