FIRED: The Minnesota Vikings traded their starting quarterback to the Green Bay Packers.

FIRED: The Minnesota Vikings traded their starting quarterback to the Green Bay Packers.

One of the Minnesota Vikings rumors that has been circulating recently concerns the team’s current starting quarterback situation as they prepare to face the Green Bay Packers in Week 17.

The Vikings are “taking a long look” at who they should start under center against the Packers, according to ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio on Tuesday.

Florio notes that Minnesota is now deciding between Nick Mullens and youngster Jaren Hall as their starting quarterback in Week 17.

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Mullens has thrown six interceptions in his last two games as the Vikings’ starting quarterback.

The fact that Minnesota only lost their previous two games by one point demonstrates how significant those turnovers were in the final outcome.

The Vikings’ chances of making the playoffs this season are rapidly dwindling after losing four of their previous five games.

It will be intriguing to watch who Minnesota selects as their starting this week.

Mullens has been with the Vikings since the start of the 2022 season, so he is obviously the most familiar with Kevin O’Connell’s offense of the three quarterbacks available in Week 17.

However, Mullens and Josh Dobbs have both shown to be careless with the football during their opportunities to start this year, and Minnesota may want to see whether Hall can at least manage the game without turning the ball over as frequently as the team’s other two quarterbacks.

Before departing the game with a concussion, Hall led the Vikings on a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive during the team’s Week 9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

Was that enough to win Mullens another start against Green Bay in Week 17, or will Minnesota give him one more chance to redeem himself?

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