J.J. McCarthy’s 5 word message to Vikings teammates turned NFL debut around

The second half of Monday night’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears was not even two minutes old, and the jokes were flying on social media.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy, making his first career start, had just thrown a disastrous pick-six into the teeth of a Chicago zero blitz. After a sluggish first half, McCarthy and Minnesota now trailed 16-6 on the road, and the young QB looked rattled. Social media was filled with references to the running game McCarthy utilized while winning a national championship at Michigan, questions over whether he was already a bust, and even a mention or two of Carson Wentz, signed by

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