The roller coaster continues for the Minnesota Vikings.

After looking as if they had turned a corner last weekend in a 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions on the road, the Vikings couldn’t build on that momentum this weekend in a 27-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at home.

The performance on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium left something to be desired across the board. Let’s just say the issues for the Vikings went much deeper than the growing pains of J.J. McCarthy.

Here are some takeaways from the game:

After an impressive start, McCarthy’s play steadily declined.

He was excellent on the opening drive while working with a scripted set of plays. He hit Justin Jefferson with a strike to the sideline, then found Jalen Nailor with a perfectly placed ball over the top.

There was a no

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