He's now 0-3 at home in his career with two touchdown passes and six picks. His passer ratings in those three losses have been 37.5, 54.5, and 47.7. For context, McCarthy came into this game with an NFL-worst 65.8 rating. No one else in the league is below 70.

While Johnson has given Williams some tough love, O'Connell has been particularly protective of McCarthy during a bumpy start to his career.

Week 11 in the NFL had no shortage of drama, as many of the early games went down to the wire. Out of the gate, the Sunday slate opened up with a back-and-forth affair between the Dolphins and Commanders from Madrid,

McCarthy was selected 10th overall and fifth of a record six first-round quarterbacks in 2024. Where does he rank now in his draft class?

McCarthy struggled again on Sunday, and now the Vikings should be focused on finding out if the young quarterback can be the guy in 2026.

McCarthy has no injury designation on the team’s final injury report ahead of Week 11. McCarthy banged his hand on a helmet last weekend, but was able to practice all week and returned to full participation on Thursday. Sunday’s game will be McCarthy’s third since returning from an ankle injury that kept him out of five games.