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Kevin O’Connell Names New Starting Quarterback

The season seemed over when the Vikings started 0-3, just like two weeks later, when they were 1-4 and lost Justin Jefferson for at least four games, and just a week ago when Kirk Cousins ruptured his Achilles tendon on a non-contact play. But the team just keeps competing, regardless of the circumstances. No Christian Darrisaw, no Cousins, and no Jefferson? It doesn’t matter, the guys on the field don’t quit.

Kevin O’Connell Names New Starting Quarterback

Jaren Hall, a 25-year-old fifth-round rookie started Sunday’s Week 9 contest in Atlanta but left the game after two drives with a concussion.