Sadly, this was almost predictable but Carson Wentz was not 100% on Thursday night and it showed. This sets up Minnesota for the return of J.J. McCarthy.

It seems like the Minnesota Vikings are being extra cautious with second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy's ankle injury. He did not play on Thursday night, marking the fifth game in a row that McCarthy was sidelined.

The Minnesota Vikings are optimistic that quarterback JJ McCarthy will be healthy enough to play against the Detroit Lions in Week 9.

The postgame handshake between Michigan alums J.J. McCarthy and Jim Harbaugh after Thursday's Vikings-Chargers game sparked some buzz.

The Vikings have been without their starting quarterback since Week 2 when he suffered a sprained ankle during a loss to the Falcons.

When they were both in Ann Arbor, former Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh called quarterback J.J. McCarthy like ‘a favored son.’ And you could see, not just on the field, the bond between coach and player. But how would that relationship survive when the duo are on opposing sides in the NFL?

The former No. 1 pick is expected to start in Week 9 against the Lions, and Minnesota needs him to play like he did at Michigan when he won the national championship.