Similarly, we're anxious to let go of consistent producers like Christian McCaffrey and Drake Maye, both of whom have ill-timed byes in Week 14. Ours is a week-to-week endeavor that demands constant balance.

On Sunday, the Michigan alum threw a pair of touchdowns, sealing the 27-24 win over the on the road, and his newborn son Rome was taking it all in as his number one fan, according to McCarthy's fiancee, Katya Kuropas.

The scene of quarterback J.J. McCarthy being mobbed by his teammates after barging into the visitor’s locker room on Sunday afternoon at Detroit’s Ford Field perfectly encapsulates how the Vikings seem to feel about their young signal caller.

On the call for the Vikings-Lions game was a fellow Michigan alum Tom Brady, who was thoroughly impressed with the young quarterback’s performance. In the third quarter as Minnesota led 24-14, the seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback had nothing but positive things to say about McCarthy.

J.J. McCarthy and Darius Slayton are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's fantasy football waiver wire priorities for Week 10 of the NFL season.

What’s your play call on third-and-5 from your own 28-yard line while protecting a late 27-24 lead at Detroit with a quarterback making his third career start? The Lions had one timeout remaining with 1:41 on the game clock when Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell sent in the play to McCarthy.

McCarthy appeared to answer those questions Sunday in the Vikings’ upset 27–24 win over the Lions at Ford Field. In his third career start, McCarthy threw for 143 yards with two touchdowns and one interception on 14-of-25 passing—good for an 82.6 passer rating.

“I’m happy that we got the win, but I’m not proud, to be honest with you,” McCarthy said, via the team’s website. “There’s a lot of meat on the bone, and I feel like I could have played a lot better. But coming into this environment and controlling my emotions, controlling kind of my temperament going into it — I was proud of that.”

After missing four games due to an ankle injury, quarterback J.J. McCarthy returned to game action for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. They entered the game with a 3-4 record and were facing the Detroit Lions, a team that came in with a 5-2 record, not to mention Super Bowl expectations.

Trainer said plans on whether the Curlin colt remains in training or is retired to stud are to be finalized soon following his fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic, his first off-the-board finish in hi