The SportsLine Projection Model agrees with two legs of the SGP above, as it backs Lions -8.5 and the Over on 47.5 Detroit covers the spread in 54% of simulations, and the Over hits in 58% of simulations. The model is backing Minnesota on the money line, though, as the Vikings win in 26% of simulations to bring value as +368 underdogs.

After all, McCarthy had produced one magical quarter -- accounting for three touchdowns in a Week 1 comeback victory over the Chicago Bears -- and seven shaky quarters in his two-game stint. By the end of it, his 20.3 QBR ranked No. 32 of 33 qualified quarterbacks in the NFL.

Quarterbacks are typically the focus in just about any football environment, but that was especially true Wednesday at the Vikings' TCO Center in Eagan. Click through for interviews w/ Carson Wentz, J.