JJ McCarthy stats today: Vikings QB stars in fourth quarter of NFL debut Jacob Camenker, USA TODAY September 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM 0 J.J. McCarthy made his muchanticipated debut as the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback on Monday against the Chicago Bears.
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Jacob Camenker, USA TODAY September 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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J.J. McCarthy made his much-anticipated debut as the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback on Monday against the Chicago Bears.
Early on, the 22-year-old's lackluster performance had many wondering whether the Vikings would have been better off keeping Sam Darnold for another season.
But in the fourth quarter, McCarthy began to show signs of life. He settled in nicely over his final four drives and showed Vikings fans a glimpse of what their future might look like with him as their top quarterback by leading Minnesota to a come-from-behind 27-24 victory.
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Here's what to know about McCarthy's debut stats, and the major highlights and lowlights from it.
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Below is a full look at McCarthy's stat line from his debut:
Completion/attempts (%): 13/20 (65%)
Passing yards: 143
Passing TDs: 2
INTs: 1
Yards per attempt: 7.2
Passer rating: 98.5
Carries: 2
Rushing yards: 25
Rushing TDs: 1
Throughout the game's first three quarters, McCarthy struggled to spark Minnesota's offense. He led the team to points on just two of its first nine drives while the team racked up a whopping six three-and-outs.
During that time, McCarthy appeared to have trouble finding open receivers despite facing a Bears secondary that was without two of its top cornerbacks, Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon. Justin Jefferson had logged only one catch entering the fourth quarter, and McCarthy appeared unable to get the ball to him.
On one of the rare occasions McCarthy did target Jefferson, he tried to force the ball to him while Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright was sitting in coverage underneath him.
Wright was able to break on the ball and get an easy pick-six, which took away a potential field goal opportunity for the Vikings and extended Chicago's lead to 17-6.
Nahshon Wright picks off McCarthy and takes it to the house!MINvsCHI on ESPN/ABCStream on @NFLPlus and ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/TAkwfZqzPY
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