It wasn’t always easy, and it wasn’t always pretty for J.J. McCarthy in his first meaningful start for the Minnesota Vikings. But after a rough first three quarters at Soldier Field, McCarthy lit up the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter and powered the Vikings to a 27-24 victory in a game that they trailed by a score of 17-6 going into the final quarter of play.

How impressive was what McCarthy did on Monday night? Well, here are three stats from various sources that are all pretty impressive.

First off, according to ESPN’s Monday Night Football research staff, McCarthy is the first quarterback in NFL history to overcome a fourth-quarter deficit of ten points or more and win since Steve Young did it for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Detroit Lions in 1985. Unless my math is off,

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