TPJ and Darren are holding the fort as they review the Minnesota Vikings’ 13–3 preseason defeat to the Baltimore Ravens—and another difficult outing for J.J. McCarthy.

The pair debate whether Carson Wentz has now earned the QB2 role, assess the worrying reserve offensive line and name their winners and losers from the game. Tai Felton, Jacob Thomas, Elijah Williams and Dillon Bell receive praise, while Caleb Banks and Demond Claiborne still have work to do. There is also plenty on Dallas Turner’s impressive joint practices, the Hekker–Thorson punter battle, final roster cuts and Friday’s preseason finale against the Denver Broncos.

“Right now, there’s only one player who can come in and replace Kyler—and it’s not JJ.”

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The Vikings’ initial 53-man roster is set, and Tom and Darren have questions—especially about carrying four quarterbacks and what that might mean for JJ McCarthy. They work through the biggest surprises, from Brett Thorson winning the punting job to the thin-looking offensive line, while Darren proudly claims an entirely scientific 88% success rate on his roster prediction.

Then it’s time to call every game of the 2026 season. Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and Mexico City divide opinion, but both hosts still land on playoff football: Darren at 10–7 and Tom at 11–6. There is also a Broncos preseason post-mortem, one briefly “Old Yellered” dog and the usual refusal to let optimism be constrained by evidence.

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Football is back—and one preseason game has already produced an entirely reasonable amount of Vikings panic.

BDR, TPJ and Daz review Minnesota’s win over the New York Giants, with Carson Wentz strengthening his QB2 case and J.J. McCarthy struggling to silence his critics. The lads pick their five winners and losers, including Myles Price, the revamped run game, Jay Ward, Jamal Adams, Ivan Pace Jr., Ty Felton and the developing punter battle between Johnny Hekker and Brett Thorson.

There is also concern for Caleb Banks and Domonique “Big Citrus” Orange, a look ahead to the Baltimore Ravens game and congratulations for Vikings fan Amy Hunt.

“Big Citrus: best name in football, not the best player in football.”

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