The Vikings' quarterback conundrum just took another intriguing twist. Undrafted rookie Max Brosmer will start Sunday with J.J. McCarthy out.

Despite J.J. McCarthy's struggles, one Minnesota Vikings teammate has faith and believes the QB is "playing great."

Max Brosmer will have to take command of the Minnesota Vikings offensive line, a surprise to some who expected J.J. McCarthy to be available for the road game against the Seattle Seahawks.

The latest ailment for McCarthy is a concussion he suffered in the team’s Week 12 loss to the Green Bay Packers. As a result, undrafted rookie Max Brosmer is set to get the first start of his career in Week 13, and ahead of this big game, he received a unique comparison to San Francisco 49ers ‘ star quarterback Brock Purdy.

Sunday at Lumen Field it’s one of the NFL’s top, most efficient quarterbacks against an undrafted rookie making his first start.

Safety Josh Metellus spoke highly of McCarthy recently, who shared his thoughts on the young quarterback's play so far this season in the postgame press conference following Sunday's 23-6 loss on the road to the Green Bay Packers.

The Minnesota Vikings took a gamble this offseason, letting Sam Darnold walk and turning down a pursuit of Aaron Rodgers to go all-in on J.J. McCarthy. It was a bet on the first-round pick whom the organization traded up twice for, with the coaching staff ...

They let Darnold sign a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seahawks in free agency, and the Vikings opted not to pursue Aaron Rodgers, either. This would be McCarthy's team entering the season, for better or worse.

A collective letdown around Brosmer led to one of the worst statistical first starts in recent memory. Some statistical analyses rate Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer’s first NFL start as one of the worst in league history. That’s what happens when a shutout loss meets four interceptions and 2.8 net yards per throw.