The Minnesota Vikings are suddenly on a two-game losing streak. Minnesota got totally humiliated on Monday Night Football by an excellent Buffalo team. But it was the horrible quarterback play of Carson Wentz that had almost everyone with their heads in their hands. That included the broadcasters in the booth.
Hall of Famer Troy Aikman did not like what he saw from Wentz throughout Monday Night Football. There were multiple times where Aikman seemed disgusted with how Wentz was playing against the Bills.
One of those moments came in the closing seconds of the third quarter. Wentz threw a pass right to a Bills defender after getting stepped on by an offensive lineman. Aikman didn't let Wentz off the hook though, explaining where he went wrong on his read.
“I don't think it matters, I mean I know he got stepped on but this ball was probably going to be intercepted or at least he doesn't catch it,” Aikman said. “He had Myles Price, number four, wide open over here. I mean there's no one within 30 yards of him. But you get locked in that hey we're going to get the ball to [Justin] Jefferson and that's what led to the interception that Dorian Williams had on the prior possession.”
Aikman recalled how incredible Minnesota's offense was just a few years ago. Once they let Sam Darnold out the door, everything has looked a lot worse.
“This was a prolific offense [in 2024] and they've been a shell of themselves ever since,” Aikman concluded.
Wentz finished the game 8-of-25 for 81 passing yards and two interceptions. He just could not get the offense moving no matter what he did. Wentz targeted Justin Jefferson 11 times, but could only turn that into three receptions for 58 yards. No other Vikings receiver came close to that level of production.
Now the Vikings are rumored to be searching for a new quarterback ahead of the NFL trade deadline. It will be fascinating to see if they bring in yet another QB.
Regardless, next up for the Vikings is a huge NFC North showdown with the Packers in Week 10.