Vikings' JJ McCarthy irritates head coach with celebration on his way into end zone

Minnesota Vikings backmost J.J. McCarthy scored 3 touchdowns successful the team’s triumph implicit the Dallas Cowboys connected Sunday night, but 1 of them came to the chagrin of his caput coach.

In the 2nd quarter, McCarthy and the Vikings lined up astatine the 1-yard line. He faked a handoff to moving backmost Jordan Mason and ran to his left. He was each unsocial and performed the "Griddy" creation determination arsenic helium scampered into the extremity zone.

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Minnesota Vikings backmost J.J. McCarthy runs into the extremity portion for a touchdown during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apparently, it made Vikings caput manager Kevin O’Connell upset. He said helium wouldn’t person classified the decorativeness arsenic "special."

"It was entertaining," O’Connell said, via ESPN. "I conjecture we are successful the amusement business, but I would've preferred him to amusement that 40 clip that helium likes to speech astir having ne'er run, his 40 coming retired [of college], which was unique, to accidental the least. But arsenic a feline who erstwhile ran a accelerated 40 and couldn't propulsion it precise well, I tin astir apt recognize wherefore quarterbacks are choosing to bash that these days."

McCarthy said helium did the determination successful signifier and was told not to bash it anymore.

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Minnesota Vikings backmost J.J. McCarthy looks connected during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

"So, conscionable maine being who I am, it's like, 'Oh, present I'm much enticed to bash it.' But if it's that open, evidently conscionable get successful the extremity portion nary substance what -- and beryllium coachable and bash what my manager says. So yeah, I'll decidedly get a minus [grade] for that," McCarthy said.

The second-year backmost threw for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was the champion statistical crippled of his vocation truthful far.

Both touchdowns were thrown to Jalen Nailor. Vikings choky extremity T.J. Hockenson had 4 catches for 66 yards.

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Minnesota moved to 6-8 connected the season.

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