The Minnesota Vikings completely dominated the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, winning the game 48-10. With both teams starting their backup quarterbacks, it was Carson Wentz and the Vikings who came out victorious. Wentz got a lot of help from his defense, though, as Minnesota made life tough for Jake Browning and the Bengals.
Browning, prior to going to Cincinnati, started his career with the Vikings. The veteran quarterback spent his first two seasons on Minnesota’s practice squad before getting cut after his third training camp.
The last time Browning faced off against the Vikings, he made sure to remind everyone Minnesota cut him, yelling into the camera that Minnesota should’ve never cut him, as he led the Bengals to an overtime victory over his former team. Now, the tables have turned.
Minnesota Vikings spoil Jake Browning’s revenge plan by embarrassing Cincinnati Bengals
It’s hard to say this was a revenge game for Minnesota, because the team likely isn’t thinking about a backup quarterback, who really only spent time on the team’s practice squad. However, it’s always great to stop someone who wants to talk trash to you, and the Vikings did that on Sunday.
Starting because of a Joe Burrow injury, Browning finished the game with 19 completions on 27 attempts for 140 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.
The quarterback was also sacked three times, and towards the end of the game, Browning was on the sideline as he had been subbed out. In other words, no flexing for Jake Browning this time.
More importantly, the Vikings are now 2-1, and looked really good with Carson Wentz under center. The defense, however, stole the show by taking the ball away five times and scoring twice. If this unit can keep up this level of play, the Vikings will have the opportunity to run off several more wins.