The defensive back scored two defensive touchdowns to direct Minnesota's triumph over the Bengals
Minneapolis – While the clock was exhausted before part time at the US Bank Stadium, a group of defensive of the defensives of the Minnesota Vikings He gathered around the corner Isaiah Rodgers And they stirred their hands, as if they cool it with fans.
Isaiah Rodgers He sat on the bank, trying to recover his breath after one of the most impressive halves for a defensive in the history of the NFL.
Isaiah Rodgers He became the first player in history to return an interception for TouchDown, return a loose ball for TouchDown and force two loose balls in the same game. Besides, Isaiah Rodgersfree agent in his first season as a full -time head at the NFL, he did it in the first half to help the Vikings to build an advantage of 34-3 in the midst over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Los Vikings They won the 48-10 match.
Originally selected in the sixth draft round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2020, Isaiah Rodgers He spent three seasons as a substitute and was then suspended for the 2023 season after violating NFL's betting policy. He returned in 2024 with the Philadelphia Eagles, but the Vikings They made him a priority in free agency this spring due to the suggestion of the defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who had set Isaiah Rodgers As a university player at the University of Massachusetts.
Flores thought that Isaiah Rodgers would fit well in his aggressive defensive scheme, and Isaiah Rodgers He demonstrated it in his third game as a starter this Sunday. His historic performance began in the first quarter, when he intercepted a Jake Browning pass that had been diverted by the deep Harrison Smith and ran 87 yards on the left wing to score a touchdown.
In the second quarter, he removed the ball from his hands to the closed wing of the Bengals, Noah Fant, recovered it, then got up and ran 66 yards to score his second TouchDown. Then, just before the end of the first half, Isaiah Rodgers He forced Ja'mar Chase, receiver of the Bengals, to lose the ball.
Also, Isaiah Rodgers He saved a touchdown by interrupting the vision of the Bengals receiver, Tee Higgins, in a raised pass in the diagonals.
Carson Wentz remains as a titular Quarterback
Carson Wentz will start at least one more game as a quarterback of the Vikingsconfirmed on Sunday the chief coach Kevin O'Connell.
Wentz completed 14 of 20 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns playing instead of JJ McCarthy, who recovers from a right ankle sprain. The game was so much out of control that the substitute Max Brosmer replaced Wentz with 11:07 remaining in the last quarter.
Adam sheets the ESPN He reported that McCarthy would need two to four weeks to recover, which means that Wentz has always been in the position of playing in week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin. It is also possible that Wentz will start in the match of week 5 in London against the Cleveland Browns, with McCarthy returning after the team's rest week in week 6.
“(McCarthy) has responded well to the first part of the treatment,” said O'Connell, “but in the case of a young player, I want to make sure he is healthy, especially with the capacity of movement he possesses and that he clearly demonstrated in his first two games. We are going to do the right thing for him.”
In his first two games as a starter at the NFL, McCarthy led a comeback over the Chicago Bears, but in general he recorded the second worst QBR of the NFL (20.3). If it is still marginalized until the rest week of the Vikingshis next game as a starter would be in week 7 against the Philadelphia Eagles at the US Bank Stadium.
