Carson Wentz struggled big time against the Buffalo Bills in the first half of Monday Night Football, putting up a dismal 75 passing yards on 7-of-15 attempts and losing a fumble. It was a rough stretch that left the Minnesota Vikings trailing 10-6 heading into the third quarter.
A Nightmare Half for the QB
The Vikings were counting on Wentz to deliver a big performance against a top-tier NFL squad, but that just didn’t happen in the opening two quarters. His stat line was ugly: barely over 70 yards, completing less than half his passes, and that lost fumble was a killer. You know fans are watching every single snap, and it didn’t take long for the social media trolling to kick into overdrive. It wasn’t the kind of showing anyone wanted to see from their quarterback on a primetime stage.
Team Troubles Compound the Issue
It wasn’t just Wentz, either. The Vikings’ offense as a whole looked out of sync. They managed only half as many first downs as the Bills in the first half, which tells you everything you need to know about who was controlling the game. And talk about failing to convert: Minnesota went a brutal 0-for-5 on third-down conversions. Seriously, zero for five. You just can’t win football games against good teams with numbers like that. Wentz did manage to find a bit of rhythm late in the half to set up a field goal, but it was still an undeniably ugly half for the entire unit.
Facing a team as good as the Bills, those kinds of first-half struggles are tough to overcome. It leaves you wondering what adjustments they can make to turn things around in the second half.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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