Carson Wentz, Vikings get roasted in 23-6 loss to Bills

Wentz was starting in place of an injured Kyler Murray, and the mockery started before halftime. Barstool's first move was an old documentary-insult montage, captioned as if it were the broadcast booth.

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Joe Buck and Troy Aikman talking about Carson Wentz

That isn't Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, obviously. It's the joke that the polite ESPN broadcast was covering for what everyone at home was actually saying. Big Cat was already asking for the backup, warning that we were getting dangerously close to Monday Night Brosmer. Buffalo never let up either. The Bills held the ball for 42:32 and ran 79 plays to Minnesota's 46, so every Vikings possession felt like the only shot they'd get.

The 3rd quarter is where it fell apart. Wentz opened the second half 0-for-4 with interceptions on back-to-back drives, and the 2nd came with Buffalo up 13-6. He threw it straight to a Bills defender, who returned it up the sideline while the broadcast said 'picked off again.'

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You know it’s BAD when Carson Wentz has you appreciating what 2026 Kyler Murray brought to the table

He almost threw a 3rd one. A Bills defender dropped a ball thrown right at him, which set up 3rd-and-6, and Wentz went back to Justin Jefferson into the same coverage. The graphic before that snap showed his night so far: 7-of-20, 75 yards, 2 picks and a lost fumble. Hubbs offered a 'defense' that was really just another dunk.

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To be fair to Wentz, if this Bills defender decides to evaporate from the Earth the moment the ball is released I think it's a completed pass to Jefferson

There was some sympathy mixed in with the jokes, too. Eddie remembered a different Wentz, the 2017 Eagles version who looked like an MVP before tearing his ACL. That was the only line all night that wasn't a punchline, and it says a lot about how far he's fallen.

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Man. Do people remember how good Carson Wentz was that season before he tore his ACL? I know that was a longggg time ago, but still wild how far he’s fallen

Minnesota finally went to Max Brosmer, who went 6-of-7 for 58 yards before the drive died on downs. Josh Allen was steady, going 21-of-31 for 234 yards with a touchdown and a pick. The Bills moved to 7-1 and the Vikings dropped to 6-2. Minnesota finished with 178 total yards and went 0-for-8 on 3rd down.

The numbers looked even worse the next morning. Wentz's 8.9 passer rating is the lowest by anyone with at least 25 attempts since Sam Darnold's 3.6 against the Patriots, the ghost game. By midday the conversation had moved past Wentz to Jefferson, and Mostly Sports opened with the obvious question.

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“Justin Jefferson, that poor guy…”

Their argument: Jefferson has watched his buddies Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Burrow put up big numbers while he catches whatever Minnesota's quarterbacks throw him, and they floated an offseason trade. That's way down the road. The real question this week is whether Kevin O'Connell keeps Wentz in the job while Murray is out or turns it over to Brosmer. At 6-2, the Vikings have time to fix it, but another Monday like this one and Barstool won't be the only ones asking.