After much speculation and a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Kevin O’Connell confirmed that Nick Mullens would start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Eve against the Detroit Lions.
The Vikings are currently playing with house money on the precipice of a playoff berth. Not having quarterback Kirk Cousins is a situation that they don’t want to be in and have held their own without him going 3-3.
Mullens did throw for 303 yards and two touchdowns but also threw two interceptions with a third that was returned for a touchdown but was called back due to an offsides call on Trey Hendrickson.
The tough part about the Vikings quarterback situation is there is no perfect answer. They are all backups for a reason and there will be warts to deal with. Can you minimize them and overcome them with your strong defense when they do occur? That is what has to happen for the Vikings moving forward.
