The Minnesota Vikings pulled off something absolutely wild on Sunday, setting an NFL record no other team has ever matched: they’ve now won four consecutive games with four different starting quarterbacks. The 9-3 grind-it-out victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field marked their seventh straight win in Chicago and their seventh consecutive victory overall, dating back to last season. But it’s that unprecedented QB carousel record that has everyone buzzing.
The Wild Ride Under Center
Seriously, has anyone seen anything like this? According to CBS Sports researcher Doug Clawson, the Vikings are the first team in NFL history to stack up four consecutive wins with a different guy under center for each one. We all know how NFL quarterback wins work: whoever takes the first snap of the game gets the credit, unlike baseball where the last pitcher holding the lead gets the W. And for the Vikings, this insane streak started last season and just kept rolling:
* Week 17, 2025: Max Brosmer started against Detroit, Vikings won 23-10.
* Week 18, 2025: J.J. McCarthy started against Green Bay, Vikings won 16-3.
* Week 1, 2026: Kyler Murray started against Green Bay, Vikings won 39-22.
* Week 2, 2026: Carson Wentz started at Chicago, Vikings won 9-3.
Every single one of those wins was against a division rival too! Talk about tough competition. It doesn’t matter that Murray might have left the Week 1 game or Wentz led a comeback, Murray gets the official win. It just shows how deep that quarterback room has been.
Defense Stepping Up Big Time
While the 9-3 final score might not scream “offensive masterpiece,” the Vikings’ defense absolutely came to play against the Bears. Holding Chicago to just three points after they put up eight touchdowns the previous week is just insane. That 56-point difference in the Bears’ scoring from Week 1 to Week 2? That’s the second-largest drop-off in NFL history by one team, from one week to the next! Only the 1973 Atlanta Falcons, who scored 62 points in Week 1 and then got shut out the next week, saw a bigger drop. Keeping a team entirely out of the end zone after they crossed the goal line eight times the week before is a damn impressive feat, even if it’s not another NFL record.
So, what’s next for this Vikings squad? Unless they sign some random street free agent next week and throw him into the starting role, that crazy streak of four QBs in four wins will likely come to an end. And honestly, we can all agree that’s probably a good thing. Stability under center usually means bigger things for a team.
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Originally reported by Daily Norseman.
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