Joe Burrow was playing at an MVP level last season and the Bengals still missed the playoffs. We’re expecting him to return with a vengeance in 2025. While the Bengals’ defense will still be vulnerable to allowing big plays ( especially without Trey Hendrickson ), we don’t see the Vikings outscoring Burrow early on.

The second-year quarterback with zero regular-season NFL snaps under his belt completed 26 of 33 passes and was strong in the pocket as the Vikings officially ended training camp at TCO

Optimism is the name of the game as Minnesota Vikings fans wait to see if J.J. McCarthy will succeed in his first year as the starting quarterback.

J.J. McCarthy's return to the Minnesota Vikings was short but solid. The quarterback, who missed his rookie season due to a knee injury, led a scoring drive in a 20-10 victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday.

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Here are more takeaways from Day 17 of training camp: There wasn’t much to write home about when analyzing McCarthy’s progress as most of the practice was conducted at a walkthrough pace. He went through his progressions mostly at half speed with head coach Kevin O’Connell looking on.