Carson Wentz might have saved the season for the Vikings

After the Minnesota Vikings blocked a field-goal attempt to preserve the lead on Sunday at Soldier Field, veteran quarterback Carson Wentz led the offense onto the field knowing the group had an opportunity to go win the game. We knew we had to take advantage, Wentz said. We said, Hey. We ve got to go finish. Never mind that the Vikings hadn t moved the ball much against the Chicago Bears to that point. They managed to put together a clutch 11-play, 67-yard drive that culminated with a 39-yard field goal from Will Reichard. On that final possession, Wentz completed an important pass to Jordan Addison to move the chains, then another important pass to T.J. Hockenson to bleed more time off the clock. Though he would ve loved to have scored a touchdown in that spot, a field goal ended up being all the Vikings needed to post a 9-3 upset win. It was fun to kind of be in that huddle, Wentz said. We were saying, Let s just try to grind this thing out. The