coach Kevin O'Connell stuck with Josh Dobbs as his starting quarterback against the , but only after entertaining a change during the preceding bye week. Three-and-a-half quarters into Sunday's game, O'Connell finally pulled the plug, benching Dobbs in favor of backup amid a scorele s matchup with Las Blake Comeau Jersey Vegas.Dobbs, who briefly captivated the during his first appearances as the Vikings' emergency QB this fall, went just 10 of 23 (43%) for 63 yards, or 2.7 yards per attempt, before his Ben Smith Jersey exit. With a 50.8 pa ser rating for a scorele s offense, his performance helped Minnesota threaten to make history for the wrong reason Sunday; the Patrick Roy Jersey last 0-0 tie in the NFL occurred back in 1943.Dobbs had anticipated working with No. 1 wide receiver , who returned from a seven-game absence related to a hamstring injury. But Jefferson managed just two catches himself with a separate chest injury. The Vikings were also without starting running back (ankle) for much of the contest.Mullens, meanwhile, would've been first in line to replace , the Vikings' regular starter, earlier this year had he not been injured himself. Dobbs was acquired via trade on Halloween in Calvin Pickard Jersey part because Mullens, the former backup, was on injured reserve at the time, recovering from a back i sue. The latter appeared in four games in relief of Cousins in 2022, but his last extensive action came as San Francisco's backup from 2017-2020, when he started 17 different games. Mullens was originally acquired via trade in 2022 -- from the Raiders, the Andreas Martinsen Jersey Vikings' opponent Sunday.