McCarthy’s calm demeanor disappears between the lines, replaced by an alter ego teammates swear is the real deal.

McCarthy helped spark an upset win over the Lions on Sunday. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit thinks Minnesota could go on a run with ...

Now, after a potentially season-saving performance by the entire team in Detroit, McCarthy finally has another opportunity to ...

Minnesota boasts elite receivers, while Baltimore is built around its run game. Here's how the two teams stack up for Sunday.

J.J. McCarthy passionately nodded his head, not blinking as he listened to his head coach's speech. As the Minnesota Vikings' ...

The real mastermind, according to the 22-year-old quarterback, is his edgy alter ego, Nine, who scored three touchdowns in ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy divulged this week that an alter ego has been helping him succeed during his ...

One analyst believes that J.J. McCarthy's performance against the Lions on Sunday should put the NFC North on notice.

In a game that the Minnesota Vikings weren't expected to win, according to many, J.J. McCarthy arguably played his best game ...

J.J. McCarthy is always trying to have fun on the football field, but missing 20 of his first 22 NFL games because of injury ...

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The second-year QB was far from perfect, but he threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Vikings defense ...