On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings improved to 3-2 on the young 2025 NFL season with a win over the Cleveland Browns in London by a score of 21-17. It was another start for Carson Wentz in place of the injured JJ McCarthy, and although Wentz himself was injured at one point in the game, he was able to return and orchestrate a game-winning drive for his team.

That drive was capped off by three straight receptions from wide receiver Jordan Addison , including the game-winning touchdown with under 30 seconds remaining. Making matters even more noteworthy was the fact that Addison had been benched for the first quarter of this one, seemingly without warning.

However, after the game, head coach Kevin O'Connell revealed the reasoning for this benching.

“Kevin O’Connell said

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