J.J. McCarthy

If there was ever a week for JJ McCarthy to flash the upside and potential that I think he still has, this is it. Can he do it? We shall see. It's a definite leap of faith when the product on the field to this point has been worrisome. In his six starts, McCarthy has only one QB1 finish. Among 47 qualifying passers, he is 43rd in yards per attempt, 45th in highly accurate throw rate, 46th in catchable target rate, and second in hero throw rate. The Commanders' pass defense looked improved last week, but I still don't think this is a good pass defense. Since Week 9, they have allowed the second-most passing yards per game, the most yards per attempt, the highest CPOE, and have ranked dead last in pressure rate.

J.J. McCarthy has officially cleared the NFL's concussion protocols and should be good to go for Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders.

Fantasy Impact

McCarthy missed last week's game while recovering from a concussion, but he has since cleared the NFL's concussion protocols and is set to make his return to the lineup in Week 14. He will return to being Minnesota's starter against the Commanders, but that doesn't inspire much hope for their fantasy-relevant players in that matchup, even if it was worse last week with Max Brosmer at the helm for the Vikings.