After an embarrassing 37-10 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night, the Minnesota Vikings now have somewhat of a mini-bye, as they'll take the rest of the month off before heading to the Motor City for a crucial contest with the Detroit Lions in Week 9 on November 2.
All signs point to J.J. McCarthy making his return that afternoon at Ford Field, and even if the second-year signal-caller isn't 100 percent ready to go, he still needs to get the start.
McCarthy, of course, suffered a high-ankle sprain in the Vikings' Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons and hasn't taken the field since, although he has at least been healthy enough to serve as Minnesota's emergency quarterback the last two games.