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There was no fourth-quarter magic for J.J. McCarthy in his second NFL begin, because the Atlanta Falcons dealt with the Minnesota Vikings on the street to win their first recreation of the season, 22-6.
McCarthy stole a victory in Chicago final Monday after orchestrating an exhilarating fourth quarter in opposition to the Bears. However the Falcons had all of the solutions for the younger quarterback on “Sunday Evening Soccer” to get within the win column.
McCarthy went 11-of-21 by means of the air for 158 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in a recreation the place he had some possibilities for large performs, however he simply didn’t have the appropriate contact on his passes. With the shortage of a profitable run recreation, the Falcons had been sending all sorts of stress and McCarthy went down for six sacks.
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Michael Penix Jr. of the Atlanta Falcons passes in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings through the second quarter within the recreation at U.S. Financial institution Stadium on Sept. 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Photographs)
However McCarthy’s opponent, Michael Penix Jr., wasn’t having the very best of video games on the quarterback place both. Penix was simply 13-of-21 for 135 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. He additionally missed some throws that might’ve led to a landing sooner than Tyler Allgeier’s late fourth-quarter rating, which was the dagger for the Falcons.
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Allgeier’s five-yard rush was the one landing for both group on this recreation, because it was a subject objective battle all through with each groups struggling to transform on crimson zone possibilities. Parker Romo, the Falcons’ new kicker as Younghoe Koo was benched after a tough week 1 efficiency, was up for the problem as he knocked in all 5 of his subject objective makes an attempt, together with his longest from 54 yards out.
J.J. McCarthy of the Minnesota Vikings warms up in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons earlier than the sport at U.S. Financial institution Stadium on Sept. 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Photographs)
Although the go recreation wasn’t environment friendly for Atlanta, star working again Bijan Robinson picked up the slack with 143 dashing yards on 22 carries to guide the sport in that class. Drake London was the main receiver for the Falcons with 49 yards on three receptions.
For the Vikings, Justin Jefferson had 81 yards, although he caught simply three passes. After McCarthy’s second interception of the sport on the Vikings’ ultimate drive, Jefferson was noticeably pissed off on the sideline, however who wouldn’t be when the offense actually clicked within the fourth quarter this previous week?
McCarthy and the Vikings will hope to be extra constant from begin to end subsequent week after they face the Cincinnati Bengals, who’re anticipated to be with out quarterback Joe Burrow after he suffered a toe damage on Sunday.
Bijan Robinson of the Atlanta Falcons rushes in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings through the first quarter within the recreation at U.S. Financial institution Stadium on Sept. 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Photographs)
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In the meantime, the Falcons hit the street once more, however in opposition to an NFC South rival within the Carolina Panthers subsequent Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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Scott Thompson is a sports activities author for Fox Information Digital.
