Vikings Week 9 Stock Market Report

Vikings Week 9 Stock Market Report by Warren Ludford Nov 10, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC Facebook Link Image: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 09: Carson Wentz #11 of the Minnesota Vikings reacts against the Buffalo Bills during the third quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 09, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) | Getty Images Facebook Link The Minnesota Vikings lost a game 23-6 they should have won easily with even mediocre quarterback play. But instead their starting quarterback, Carson Wentz, could hardly throw a catchable pass all night. He was off early and often and pretty much single-handedly lost the game for the Vikings. Bankruptcies Carson Wentz. Honestly, the average fan could have played quarterback better than Wentz did on Monday night. In the second half, he completed more passes to Bills than Vikings. His adjusted completion percentage was 37%. That means only about one of every three passes was accurate. That’s off-the-charts bad- even for a backup. Should the Vikings trade for a quarterback (which they desperately need to do) Wentz should be cut. It’s inexcusable for a veteran quarterback like Wentz to be that bad and still be employed. He squandered an excellent performance by the Vikings defense and cost the Vikings a valuable win in a tight division by being totally unprepared and awful in his 101st and hopefully last game as a professional- at least with the Vikings. Stock Up The Front Seven of the Vikings Defense. It was really an excellent performance by the Vikings defense. Run defense was stout for most of the game despite the offense being unable to stay on the field more than a couple minutes at a time. The Vikings possessed the ball for just 17 minutes and 28 seconds- the shortest time of possession in franchise history. They pressured Josh Allen on 50% of his dropbacks and really couldn’t be blamed for the limited success Allen had in the passing game. Andrew Van Ginkel, Jalen Redmond, Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Dallas Turner, Blake Cashman, and Eric Wilson all played well against both run and pass even after being on the field longer than any defense in a game in Vikings history. Byron Murphy Jr. He made an excellent play dropping back after his man was out of the play to make the interception in the end zone and then return it to nearly midfield. Brian Flores. The dominance of the Vikings defense was on full display for most of the game and really the only thing that has defeated them this season is the Vikings offense. The last two games the offense hasn’t been able to stay on the field or score points, which allows opposing offenses to eventually wear down the defense running ball late in the game. But if the Vikings offense is able to at least possess the ball and score enough points to play with a lead, as it was able to during the Vikings winning streak, that strategy won’t work. On Monday night, an average offense would have been up 20 points by the end of the first half. Small - Cap Standouts Ivan Pace Jr. He doesn’t get many reps on defense, but Pace has quietly done well with the 10-12 he gets each game. He had more on Monday night with Cashman out for part of the game, and managed a sack while also being excellent in run defense. Jake Golday. He got a dozen reps defensively on Monday night and had a stop and generally did well. Elijah Williams. He was activated for Monday night’s game instead of Caleb Banks and did well as a run defender. He had four stops on five tackles in 32 snaps played. Ben Yurosek. He had just ten snaps but over the last couple games has proven to be a solid replacement for Josh Oliver as a blocking tight end who can also catch a pass or two in a pinch. Stock Down Josh Metellus. Metellus had another lapse in coverage that proved costly for the Vikings. On the first Bills touchdown, Metellus was covering Latu but stopped covering him as he looked back to Josh Allen who threw it to Latu for the touchdown. The refs missed an illegal lineman down field on that play, but still no excuse to stop covering a player before the whistle. Kevin O’Connell. You can’t blame KOC for Wentz’s inaccuracies, but he hasn’t been able to make the offense work with any quarterback since Sam Darnold two years ago now. O’Connell said after the game that they haven’t been able to transfer what he sees in practice to the stadium- something he said last year with J.J. McCarthy as well. Wentz wasn’t nearly this bad in earlier performances this year and last season, but at some point the preparation process needs to be scrutinized and improved. Quarterback coach Josh McCown and offensive coordinator Wes Phillips share some blame here, but ultimately it falls on O’Connell to figure it out and get it right. It may also be time for new blood in the offensive coaching staff. There hasn’t been much for either Wes Phillips or Josh McCown to hang their hat on for a couple years now. Sell The Vikings chances of making any sort of playoff run- or possibly even making the playoffs- without acquiring a new quarterback by the trade deadline on Tuesday. Buy The Vikings chances with Kirk Cousins or possibly Mac Jones. Follow me on X/Bluesky @wludford See More : Minnesota Vikings analysis