The Minnesota Vikings ran a beautiful trick play, that saw Cam Akers throw the first touchdown pass in his NFL career.

With Sunday's game against Cleveland quickly approaching, the Vikings will be without McCarthy for a third straight week. The team announced it inactives for Sunday's game and the list included McCarthy along with three starting offensive linemen (Donovan Jackson, Ryan Kelly and Brian O'Neill) and backup center Michael Jurgens.

ESPN's Kevin Seifert recently discussed what was next for the offense by asking that question and providing a detailed answer to it. He writes, "The Vikings showed some life with two fourth-quarter touchdowns,

This was a pretty tight defensive rotation for the Vikings. Four starters played every-down roles, including Wilson and Turner in place of Blake Cashman and Andrew Van Ginkel. Four others were above 90 percent and three others were in the 68-78 percent range.

The Vikings used a turnover spree to wallop the Bengals in a matchup of backup quarterbacks. Minnesota’s relief option will receive at least one more start, with Kevin O’Connell confirming Carson Wentz will be at the controls for the Vikings’ Ireland game against the Steelers.

Vikings fall 24-21 to Steelers in Dublin as O-line injuries mount, run defense struggles, and QB play suffers ahead of London trip.