Vikings legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter has not held back his skepticism around J.J. McCarthy at times this season. And even after the best game of the young quarterback's career on Sunday night, Carter still doesn't sound like a believer.

JJ McCarthy’s transition to the NFL was always going to be scrutinized. But the Vikings' sophomore quarterback is now facing sharp criticism from one of the league’s most respected voices.  Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter didn’t hold back while discussing McCarthy’s recent behavior with reporter/analyst Kay Adams.

The Vikings coach criticized his quarterback's touchdown celebration and said he would have preferred McCarthy sprint into the end zone.

When J.J. McCarthy strutted into the end zone doing the "Griddy" on Sunday night, he did so in direct defiance of head coach Kevin O'Connell's orders.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy defied his head coach's orders when he Griddy'd his way into the end zone in Sunday's 34-26 win over the Dallas Cowboys.

The win was the second in a row for the Vikings, but they were eliminated from playoff contention before kickoff. That makes McCarthy's development even more of a focus in the final three weeks and the Vikings will prefer more reasons to celebrate even if they don't love exactly how it unfolds.

Last week against the Commanders was the best performance of J.J. McCarthy's career up to that point. This week, he one-upped himself. McCarthy was even better in a 250-yard, 3-total-touchdown road outing against the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.

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Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell was displeased with J.J. McCarthy's modified "Griddy" touchdown dance, a celebration the QB admitted he had been warned not to do.

The Wolves routed the Pacers 102-80 and improved to 17-9. Kevin Garnett, who would go on to win MVP that season as the Wolves advanced to the Western Conference finals, had 28 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks and six assists. Also in the Wolves starting lineup that day: Latrell Sprewell, Sam Cassell, Trenton Hassell and ... Oliver Miller.