TC Day 10 ~ Aug. 9th ~ Night Practice

McCarthy sacked by Elijah Williams

— Jason Harmon (@JasonHarmonNFL) August 10, 2026

Blake Cashman and the Vikings' first-team defense just completely wrecked a drive for the starting offense. Nothing Murray could do. This defense looks as scary as ever with Brian Flores at the controls.

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) August 10, 2026

McCarthy and the offense stall out with missed throws to end the situational.

— Jason Harmon (@JasonHarmonNFL) August 10, 2026

I’ll give the QB win today to McCarthy but neither one of these guys has been consistent enough yet to bring much confidence. Someone will need to start being consistent and soon.

— Jason Harmon (@JasonHarmonNFL) August 10, 2026

That's a wrap on night practice. Definitely a win for J.J. McCarthy in the QB battle, even if he was a little shakier after a red-hot start. It was encouraging to see him push the ball downfield. Kyler Murray spent more time with the first-team offense but threw two picks.…

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) August 10, 2026

A rough practice for the offense tonight. J.J McCarthy had the best couple of throws for the night but neither he nor Kyler Murray were sharp. Two INTs for Murray plus another that likely would have been in 7–on-7. Off day tomorrow, back Tuesday. Details later in our notebook. https://t.co/yKXGCJzyNa

— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) August 10, 2026

The Vikings just ended their night practice. Not a banner evening for the offense. Kyler Murray threw two INTs in 11-on-11. Interior pressure seemed to be a problem. J.J. McCarthy had some good moments early and late (especially on corner routes) but a bunch of misfires, too.

— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) August 10, 2026

The #Vikings have off tomorrow and are back at it on Tuesday: https://t.co/TCQQykEBKQ

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) August 10, 2026

Thanks for the info, Cricket. Any reason why videos were limited from the crew? From one of your posts, it seems as though security stopped someone from snapping videos...what's that all about?

Cricket wrote:

https://x.com/WillRagatz/status/2086632218928029991?s=20

lol

Will he’ll tilt the scales toward JJ

IceRatz16 wrote:

Thanks for the info, Cricket. Any reason why videos were limited from the crew? From one of your posts, it seems as though security stopped someone from snapping videos...what's that all about?

To help protect the team's competitive advantage and ensure the best experience for all guests, video recording or live streaming of practice is prohibited. Recording activations inside TCO Stadium and/or children's interactions with players during post-practice autograph sessions is allowed. Failure to comply with this policy may result in dismissal from the Minnesota Vikings Training Camp grounds.

KEVIN O'CONNELL ON KYLER MURRAY'S PROGRESS

"I THINK MENTALLY

HE'S DEFINITELY

PROBABLY AHEAD OF WHERE I THOUGHT.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19Qbyv46bs/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17sZQg3dnE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

EllerVikes wrote:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19Qbyv46bs/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Seriously, a Fakebook link?

Darrisaw being out probably hurt the offense quite a bit. Wish Murray would stack some good days and give us confidence.

But nice to see JJ making some good throws.

Vikings night practice recap: J.J. McCarthy is suddenly making things interesting

My full breakdown of everything I saw tonight at TCO, focused on the quarterbacks:https://t.co/R1NGpZIEQU

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) August 10, 2026

According to Purple Insider: Kyler got 21 1st team reps to JJ's 9.

Total passing: Kyler 10-14 (9-9 under 10 yards, 1-5 10-19 yards, 0 attempts 20+ yards) 2 INT.

JJ 12-23 (4-7 under 10 yards, 5-12 10-19 yards, 3-4 20+ yards)

JJ started 9-10, then had some wild throws, came back with a couple more nice ones, but after moving a 2-minute drill into the redzone, missed his last 3 throws.

Kyler at least made the layups, but didn't make anything else. Coller called at a C- night for Murray and maybe a C for JJ.

Both QB's taking too many sacks.

Brandel sailed another snap.

My opinion on the QB competition so far is that Kyler raises the Vikings' floor compared to last year, but neither of them has been consistent enough to really raise the ceiling.

#Vikings QB’s JJ McCarthy and Kyler Murray’s unofficial passing stats today, per @jzulgad:

Murray: 10/ 15, including 5/ 9 in 11on 11 and 5/6 in 7 on 7.

McCarthy: 12/ 23, including 6/17 in 11 on 11 and 6/ 6 in 7 on 7.