Week 8 · 2025–26 season
Vikings
L 10-37 at Chargers · Oct 23, 2025
Misery Index · Despair
Vikings fans calling it coaching malpractice after KOC left a visibly broken Wentz in down 24 instead of turning to.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
J.Herbert carved up the middle of the field at will in the first quarter — Gadsden, Allen, McConkey all uncovered — and a D.Turner roughing penalty turned a stop into more points. J.Metellus pulled an interception out of the wreckage in the third, but by then it was 30-something to nothing and the fanbase had moved on to litigating why C.Wentz was still taking snaps. The Brosmer question isn't going away.
What fans said
“Not benching Wentz at halftime was the worst decision of the year so far.”
u/bmcater▲ 431frustration
“Ain’t no way Max Brosmer is worse than an injured Carson Wentz.”
u/UWMN▲ 358frustration
“Coaching malpractice to send and keep Wentz out there tonight in his current state. Actually dumbfounded by the decision.”
u/Winterfreshh▲ 240frustration
“KOC is an absolute coward for not going to Brosmer at half.”
u/Minnesota_Hammer2▲ 218rage
“KOC needs to explain himself with this one. Disgusting game.”
u/Cobains_ghostx27▲ 194frustration
“We are now on the level of the Christian Ponder era in terms of frustrations.”
u/Frozen_Dream▲ 160despair
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