The Vikings may have shut out the Commanders 31-0, but star WR Justin Jefferson made minimal impact on the Vikings' win. Jefferson caught two of four targets for 11 yards -- his third game in a row with fewer than 9 PPR points. Jefferson is now averaging 12.1 PPR points per game, by far the lowest of his career. A first-round pick in most fantasy drafts, the question now is, can we even afford to start Jefferson during the fantasy playoffs?

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (concussion) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report. He’ll start Sunday’s game vs. the Commanders’ 30th-ranked QB defense. Despite the plus matchup, McCarthy hasn’t done nearly enough to be considered more than a low-end QB2 in fantasy lineups.

Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell said Monday that QB J.J. McCarthy is symptom-free and expected to clear concussion protocol on Wednesday. Barring a setback, he'll be under center for this weekend's game vs. the Commanders. QB Max Brosmer was predictably a disaster in Seattle yesterday, averaging 4.2 yards per attempt with four INTs on 30 passes. So we can't call McCarthy's return bad news for the offense, but this remains a unit to have very little faith in. The matchup is at least good against a Commanders team sitting 30th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to QBs and 26th vs. WRs.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (concussion) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Seahawks. He got in limited practices this week, so there’s a good chance he’s cleared for Week 14. Undrafted rookie QB Max Brosmer makes his first career start in a brutal spot on the road against a tough Seattle defense. He’s obviously not a fantasy option – although it’s tough to imagine Brosmer being worse for Minnesota’s skill-position players than McCarthy.

Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell said QB J.J. McCarthy has progressed enough through the concussion protocol to be a limited participant in Wednesday's practice. He'll take part in individual drills, but QB Max Brosmer will get the first-team reps. We're still projecting Brosmer to start Sunday's game vs. the Seahawks, but we'll keep an eye on McCarthy's status. You're avoiding this situation in all fantasy leagues.

The Vikings have placed QB J.J. McCarthy in the concussion protocol, per HC Kevin O’Connell. As of now, O'Connell says “it’s too early to tell” who’ll be under center for the Vikings in Week 13.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy might have hit bottom in fantasy terms in Sunday's loss to the Packers. (At least, we should all hope he can't fare much worse.) Despite trailing from the middle of the first quarter on, McCarthy attempted just 19 passes at Green Bay. He completed 12 of those for a mere 87 yards, no TDs, and 2 INTs -- his third straight game with two picks and fourth such game in six starts. The second-year starter also took five sacks and scrambled for 10 yards on his only real rushing attempt. (The other came on a fumbled exchange with the center that McCarthy recovered.)

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy managed just 150 passing yards, with 1 TD and 2 INTs in Sunday's loss to Chicago. He completed 16 of 32 attempts against a Bears D that entered the week ranked 26th in pass DVOA and still missing top CB Jaylon Johnson. It was McCarthy's fourth game with less than 160 passing yards among five outings this season. He now has 6 TD passes vs. 8 INTs.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (right hand) is not listed on the final injury report. He was limited in Wednesday’s practice with what sounds like a laceration to the top of his throwing hand but got in full workouts on Thursday and Friday. We’re not expecting McCarthy to be impacted vs. the Bears this weekend.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (right hand) was upgraded to full participation in Thursday's practice. Based on HC Kevin O'Connell's comments yesterday, it sounds like McCarthy is dealing with a laceration to the top of his throwing hand. It shouldn't be an issue in Sunday's game vs. the Bears.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (right hand) was limited in Wednesday's practice. The fact that he was out there at all this early in the week should have him on track to play vs. the Bears on Sunday. But a QB with an issue with his throwing hand is always worth monitoring closely. McCarthy is only in play in 2-QB and superflex leagues this week, despite the plus matchup against Chicago's 30th-ranked QB defense.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy averaged just 22 pass attempts across his first three starts this season. That vaulted to 42 attempts in Sunday's loss to the Ravens. McCarthy completed just 20 of those throws (47.6%) for 248 yards, 1 TD, and 2 INTs. He added 48 yards on five rushes, leading Minnesota in ground yards for the game.