Surprise NFL MVP candidate Sam Darnold leads the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings into London to take on the New York Jets and Aaron Rodgers for the second international game this year. Minnesota has been a bit of a surprise this season with their journeyman signal caller leading the NFL in touchdown passes and passer rating heading into Week 4. It’s certainly unexpected from the 2018 first-round draft pick who'd been cast off by these same Jets after the 2020 season and early career struggles.
The Jets were hoping to have some stability at quarterback, at least for the next couple of years, when Aaron Rodgers got to the Big Apple before last season, but the Achilles tear that kept him out of all but four plays in 2023, and a middling start to this season — Rodgers is in the middle of the pack in touchdowns, yards and passer rating for the 2-2 Jets — may be cause for some early concern. That could turn around with a win over Minnesota to get Gang Green over .500 in the first of three straight weeks that the NFL will be in London.
How to watch NFL London Game: Jets vs. Vikings
Time: 9:30 a.m. ET
Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | London
TV: NFL Network
Streaming: Fubo
Live16 updates
Featured
Liz Roscher
Liz Roscher
.@AndrewVanGinkel is just the 10th Viking in team history to return two INTs for TDs in a season. He is the first to do so since S Harrison Smith during the 2012 season.#NYJvsMINpic.twitter.com/nRdabqhDXv
Minutes after the Jets recovered a Vikings fumble, linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel intercepted an Aaron Rodgers pass and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown. Vikings lead 10-0!
The Rodgers-Wilson connection is still a work in progress
The chemistry between QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Garrett Wilson isn't quite there yet. Wilson just had a dart from Rodgers fly right through his hands on third down.
Rodgers is apparently trying to get Wilson more involved, but he may not be able to do that for much longer, especially if the Vikings score again.
Aaron Rodgers has passed down some open receivers to get Wilson involved and it hasn't gone well