Vikings HOFer Cris Carter out on J.J. McCarthy after disastrous performance vs. Bears

J.J. McCarthy's Minnesota Vikings suffered a 19-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season on Sunday. Vikings quarterback McCarthy went 16 of 32 for 150 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions as his team slumped to a 4-6 record.

When McCarthy threw his touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give the Vikings a lead less than a minute before the final whistle, analyst Emmanuel Acho praised the QB on X for having "that clutch gene." However, Vikings legend Cris Carter wasn't too impressed with McCarthy for most of the game and pumped the brakes on the adulation for the signal-caller.

"Did you watch the first 59 mins ?" Carter tweeted, followed by a thumbs-down emoji, in response to Acho's analysis of McCarthy's TD pass.

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Carter played with the Vikings from 1990 to 2001. He earned all his eight Pro Bowl honors with the team and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

McCarthy now has a 2-3 record over his five starts with the Vikings. The QB completed 52.9% of his passes for 842 yards, six touchdowns and eight interceptions.

While McCarthy has shown moments of magic, there have also been some costly errors that have hurt Minnesota.

J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings will face the Green Bay Packers in Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season

Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy - NFL 2025 - Source: Getty

J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings will face the Green Bay Packers (6-3-1) in Week 12 of the season on Sunday. The game will kick off at 1 p.m. ET from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Packers are second in the NFC North. They beat the New York Giants 27-10 in their Week 11 game on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Vikings are on a two-game losing streak, and at risk of potentially missing the playoffs if they don't step up in the final stretch of the regular season.

Edited by Arnold