3. Brosmer at quarterback
Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy, who underwent an MRI and other testing on his injured right hand earlier in the week, suffered a hairline fracture and won’t play today against Detroit. Undrafted free agent Max Brosmer will make the start. Brosmer has seen action in five games this year and lost his only start at Seattle Nov. 30 when he threw four interceptions and no touchdowns in a 26-0 Vikings loss.
“If you give him time to see it, he can throw it,” Campbell said of Brosmer this week. “He’s got receivers to throw to, I know that. The guy is accurate. I think it falls in line with anyone we play at this point. We have to disrupt him.”
When asked about the Week 9 loss to Minnesota, Campbell said it was collectively Detroit’s worst game of the season in all three phases.
“We had some penalties that killed us. We had a lot of MAs (missed assignments), and we turned the ball over. Had a blocked field goal. So, there were a number of things we did in that game that were self-induced,” he said.
Detroit has to play more disciplined football this time around in what’s always a loud and tough environment at U.S. Bank Stadium. Detroit was just 5-for-17 on third down, lost a fumble, had a field goal blocked and was flagged 10 times totaling 76 yards in the in the first meeting.
