The Minnesota Vikings gave Josh Dobbs one final shot against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, and the journeyman QB made clear why he’s played for five teams over the past 12 months.
Minnesota eked out an ugly 3-0 victory in Las Vegas on December 10 to move to 7-6 and end its two-game losing streak. This time, however, the glory didn’t go to Dobbs. Head coach Kevin O’Connell decided to bench his starter during the fourth quarter in favor of backup quarterback Nick Mullens after the Vikings’ offense stalled again and again with Dobbs at the helm. It was Mullens who led Minnesota on the game-winning field goal drive and who appears to have the edge in the battle for the starting job moving forward.
Reporters asked O’Connell after the game if the switch from Dobbs to Mullens was permanent.
We’ll take a look at it. I don’t wanna get into declaring anything,” O’Connell said, per the team’s official X account. “We’re a week-to-week offense at this point … and we’ll let you guys know as the week goes on.
