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