One of the biggest challenges for all NFL scouts is that there’s no way to measure a guy’s heart.

If there were, Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s would have busted the frame, a la the Grinch post-transformation .

McCarthy showed heart, toughness, resilience. More importantly, he conveyed some of that to his teammates.

“At the end of the day, you know, we’re so blessed to be able to play this game, so every snap we get is a complete blessing,” McCarthy told reporters after the 27-24 come-from-behind win. “That’s something that I was mentioning to the guys in the huddle when we were down. Like, ‘ Where else would you rather be? '"

McCarthy made the comment in the third quarter, when the Vikings were down by 11 — fueled by a McCarthy pick-six.

“I’ve never actually said that

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