Minnesota's quarterback continued to show plenty of promising signs in a convincing victory Sunday night at Dallas.

Carter hasn't held back his skepticism around McCarthy throughout this season.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys' defense served as a slump buster of sorts for Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy in a 34-26 upset victory that all but eliminated Dallas from postseason contention. Skol chants ringing throughout AT&T Stadium served to mark the death of the Cowboys' 2025 playoff hopes.

The Minnesota Vikings have been a tale of two teams during the 2025 NFL season, however, JJ McCarthy has the NFC North team in the playoff mix against all odds following their slow start. McCarthy and the Vikings came away with a much-needed victory Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys to keep their slim playoff

Jonathan Greenard battled through injury but will now be shut down and miss the final three games.

Cowboys get brutal assessment after embarrassing Vikings loss originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Dallas Cowboys ' 34-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings that effectively ended their playoff hopes saw everything wrong with the state of the team right now.

J.J. McCarthy threw for 250 yards and two scores to help the Minnesota Vikings put the Dallas Cowboys on the brink of playoff elimination.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy defied his head coach's orders when he Griddy'd his way into the end zone in Sunday's 34-26 win over the Dallas Cowboys.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Vikings are on a winning streak for the first time this season. The fact their back-to-back wins have come in their young quarterback’s two most professional outings of the season does not seem like a coincidence.

J.J. McCarthy was the story, but the Vikings had plenty of standout performances on Sunday night.