Vikings Make QB Decision Official
The Minnesota Vikings are headed to Seattle this weekend to take on the Seahawks.
It’s been a place that, historically, has caused the Vikings boatloads of trouble over years, and now, they will head out west with a new quarterback at the helm of their offense.
With J.J. McCarthy still in concussion protocol, he has officially been ruled out for Week 13, and Max Brosmer will make his first career start.
Vikings Officially Starting Max Brosmer
Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported the news Friday, posting on X, “Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell announced J.J. McCarthy didn’t clear concussion protocol and undrafted rookie QB Max Brosmer will start on Sunday at Seattle.”
McCarthy suffered the injury during Minnesota’s Week 12 loss to the Green Bay Packers in a game that was a very rough performance from the young QB. He completed 12 of his 19 passes for just 87 yards while throwing a pair of interceptions.
The interceptions were McCarthy’s ninth and tenth of the season, and he has thrown an interception in all six of his starts this year, including four games with multiple picks.
Now, the Vikings turn things over to Brosmer, who was signed as an undrafted free agent this spring out of the University of Minnesota. During his sole season with the Gophers in 2024, Brosmer completed 66.5% of his passes for 2829 yards, 18 touchdowns, and six interceptions over 13 games. Minnesota went 8-5 as a result.
Prior to 2024, Brosmer also spent five years at the University of New Hampshire. He did not play at all during 2020 and started just one game in 2021, but in 2019, 2022, and 2023, he started at least 10 games in each season while throwing for a combined 8701 yards, 70 touchdowns, and 25 interceptions over 36 games.
During the preseason with the Vikings, Brosmer was impressive enough to land a spot on the 53-man roster. He appeared in all three games and made one start, tossing a pair of touchdowns.
Brosmer has also gotten some regular season action for the Vikings this year. He’s appeared in three games, being featured most prominently in Weeks 3 and 8.
Overall, he has attempted eight passes during the regular season with five completions for 42 yards.
Now the 24-year-old rookie QB will take on one of the best defenses in the NFL in Seattle as the 4-7 Vikings desperately need to get a winning streak together to save any chances of making the playoffs this year.
Editor’s Note: Statistics for this article were found via Pro Football Focus.
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