When the Minnesota Vikings take the field against the Buffalo Bills tonight in an important matchup of 6-1 teams, they'll be doing so with backup quarterback Carson Wentz under center.
Wentz is taking the place of starter Kyler Murray, who was ruled out earlier in the week with a hamstring injury. It'll be his second missed start of the season after also sitting in Week 2 with a concussion suffered in the season opener.
It's possible this latest absence will be short-lived too, as the Vikings declined to place Murray on injured reserve. However, as of Monday, there is no timeline on Murray's injury. Head coach Kevin O'Connell described the quarterback as week-to-week.
Did the Vikings soft bench Kyler Murray?
Fans have speculated Murray's injury to be a convenient excuse for the Vikings
to bench the struggling quarterback, though the team has maintained he has a hamstring injury. Murray has thrown for just five touchdowns over his last five starts and ranks 26th out of 31 qualified quarterbacks in adjusted EPA per play, according to RBSDM.com. Wentz, meanwhile, has three touchdowns in one game alone, when he replaced Murray in Week 1.
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