The Minnesota Vikings were one of the last undefeated teams in the NFL this season, but they’ve dropped multiple games in a row now, and there are some real question marks about how good this team actually is.
While the defense is about as good as it gets in the NFL, the offense might be the polar opposite. It’s a horrible unit, mainly because of horrendous quarterback play. Carson Wentz played terribly on Monday night against a weak Buffalo Bills defense.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, his performance was so poor that the Vikings might now re-engage in the trade market to pick up some QB help.
Vikings might re-engage in QB trade market after Carson Wentz plays very poorly.
“Yesterday, we were told to keep an eye on the Vikings, keep an eye on Carson Wentz; if he doesn’t play well, don’t be surprised if the Vikings re-engage with teams regarding a possible acquisition at the quarterback spot,” Garafolo reports.
From @gmfb: The word going into last night was the #Vikings would be in the QB market ahead of the trade deadline if Carson Wentz didn’t play well. He didn’t. And here we stand with less than 8 hours to the deadline. https://t.co/QT8qWclrnn
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 10, 2026
Week 9 for the Vikings was a disaster, but fortunately they have time to fix the biggest issue with the team. Wentz played very poorly, and with Kyler Murray and Max Brosmer not being trustworthy starters, the Vikings must find a QB upgrade.
The only reason why the sky isn’t falling is that the Vikings have a chance to get a QB upgrade on trade deadline day. One day after Wentz struggled on Monday Night Football, the Vikings might be adding his replacement in a trade.
Kirk Cousins of the Las Vegas Raiders and Daniel Jones of the Indianapolis Colts are two players worth keeping tabs on. It would not be a surprise if either were dealt to the Vikings, even though both teams have seemingly shut down trade offers.
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A blockbuster trade for someone like Justin Herbert might be more of an offseason move, as getting such a massive trade done in the middle of the season would be a very difficult thing to pull off.
Besides, most of the QB’s in that same tier aren’t available for trade in the first place. Veterans like Cousins, Jones, or maybe even Geno Smith are the kind of players the Vikings will look to acquire.
Garafolo is reporting that Wentz playing bad is the reason why the team might be re-engaging in trade talks on Tuesday.
After how poorly Wentz played against the Bills on Monday, the Vikings have little choice; they must explore the QB trade market.
