MINNEAPOLIS — In the front row of the second deck of U.S. Bank Stadium, a Minnesota Vikings fan wore a purple jersey with No. 11 on it, but it clearly had been altered from its original use as a tribute to a former No. 11 like Daunte Culpepper, Laquon Treadwell or Kellen Mond. We know this because a strip of silver duct tape covered the name on the back of the jersey and "Wentz" was hand-written on the tape with a magic marker.

Hey, a guy does what he has to do when thrown a curveball. And in fairness, less than a month ago nobody had a clue Carson Wentz was going to start a game for the Vikings.

Including Wentz.

But the Bismarck, N.D., product and former North Dakota State star quarterback walked off the turf of U.S. Bank Stadium late Sunday afternoon as a winner for the Vikings, after

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