What to know when the Vikings host the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon: • Vikings vs. Commanders • When: Noon Sunday • Where: U.S. Bank Stadium • TV: FOX • Radio: KFAN • Line: Commanders -1.5 • Over/Under: 43.5

— Asked what he wants to see off out quarterback J.J. McCarthy moving forward, head coach Kevin O’Connell reduced it down to the decisions McCarthy makes with the ball in his hands. That can read as O’Connell freeing McCarthy of the teaching points that have defined this season. That can also read as O’Connell challenging McCarthy to stop turning it over. The latter will be extremely important if the Vikings want to upset the three-win Commanders. There should be opportunities for the Vikings to move the ball against the Commanders’ aging group of defenders.

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