Vikings, McCarthy and Detroit Lions
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Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy had an emotionally charged interaction with Tom Brady following an upset win over the Detroit Lions.
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Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson is credited with a fourth-quarter sack of his former college teammate, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
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J.J. McCarthy was back at quarterback for the Vikings and threw for three TDs and ran for another in an upset of the Lions.
The visiting team's quarterback is the former quarterback of the other home team. The one that won a National Championship two years ago. The one that, in the last time McCarthy played a football game in Michigan, saw the Wolverines beat their mortal enemies from Ohio, 30-24.
J.J. McCarthy kept his cool for the entirety of the Vikings' upset over the Lions before dropping an f-bomb when he spoke with Tom Brady.