{"id":1925,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1925","headline":"Vikings turn to Carson Wentz for Monday night clash with Bills","dek":"Kyler Murray will sit out with a hamstring strain as Minnesota and Buffalo meet with matching 6-1 records.","body":"Kyler Murray is out for Minnesota's Monday night showdown with Buffalo, sidelined by a hamstring strain that the team is calling week to week. Carson Wentz steps in for his second start of the season as the Vikings and Bills enter Week 9 both sitting at 6-1, tied for the best record in the NFL.\n\nThis is familiar territory for Wentz. He filled in earlier this year in Week 2 while Murray was recovering from a concussion suffered in the season opener, and led Minnesota to a 9-3 win over the Chicago Bears in miserable weather at Soldier Field.\n\nThe hamstring issue surfaced after last week's road loss to the Detroit Lions, when head coach Kevin O'Connell said Murray was dealing with tightness. The next day, O'Connell said the 29-year-old quarterback was undergoing a full evaluation. With two of the conference's top teams colliding on national television, Minnesota will lean on its backup to keep pace while Murray works his way back to health.","published_at":"2026-11-05T22:49:59.635323+00:00","source_count":7,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Carson Wentz to start at QB for Vikings on Monday night vs. Bills, with Kyler Murray nursing hamstring injury","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/carson-wentz-to-start-at-qb-for-vikings-on-monday-night-vs-bills-with-kyler-murray-nursing-hamstring-injury-182733631.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Vikings' Kyler Murray to miss MNF vs. Bills with hamstring strain, Carson Wentz to start","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7756421/2026/11/05/vikings-kyler-murray-injury-carson-wentz-mnf-bills/"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Report: Vikings are trending toward starting Carson Wentz on Monday night","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-vikings-are-trending-toward-starting-carson-wentz-on-monday-night"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Carson Wentz to start for Vikings with Kyler Murray injured","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/sports/carson-wentz-to-start-for-vikings-with-kyler-murray-injured/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Minnesota Vikings Make Major Quarterback Decision Following Loss to Detroit Lions","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/minnesota-vikings-major-quarterback-decision-183500328.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vikings announce huge Carson Wentz decision for Week 9 vs. Bills","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vikings-announce-huge-carson-wentz-183509232.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Vikings to start QB Wentz against Bills with Murray (hamstring) ruled out","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50390732/vikings-start-qb-wentz-bills-murray-injured"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vikings to start QB Carson Wentz vs. Bills as Kyler Murray recovers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vikings-start-qb-carson-wentz-184532116.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Vikings Starting Carson Wentz At QB vs. Bills Amid Kyler Murray Injury","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/kyler-murray-hamstring-update-carson-wentz-stats-bills-vikings-injury-report"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ex-Chiefs QB to start for Vikings in Week 9 'MNF' matchup vs. Bills","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-chiefs-qb-start-vikings-190656389.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vikings announce starting quarterback for ‘Monday Night Football’","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vikings-announce-starting-quarterback-monday-190628036.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vikings' Kyler Murray to miss Week 9, Carson Wentz to start at QB","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vikings-kyler-murray-miss-week-190052855.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vikings name Carson Wentz starter vs. Bills; 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