Overview
- Head coach Kevin O’Connell said Carson Wentz will get another start next week against the Steelers in Dublin.
- Rookie J.J. McCarthy is rehabbing a right high-ankle sprain and is not expected to play in Week 4, with multiple outlets reporting a two-to-four-week recovery window.
- O’Connell said McCarthy will travel with the team to Europe to rehab with staff, use the Week 6 bye for rest, and is hopefully back in Week 7.
- Wentz completed 14 of 20 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-10 win over the Bengals, leaving late with the result secure.
- Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers returned an interception and a fumble for touchdowns and forced another fumble, powering Minnesota’s blowout.