Not every noteworthy NFL moment this time of year happens during high-pressure matchups. In fact, two of the topics we’ll hit on in this week’s Quick Outs come from Sunday night’s game between the Minnesota Vikings, whose season unraveled weeks ago, and the Dallas Cowboys, who’ve barely been clinging to postseason life.

Had Ryan Kelly stayed in Indianapolis, the city where he’d played his first nine NFL seasons, he would have been snapping on Sunday to Philip Rivers, the 44-year-old quarterback who answered the Colts’ last-ditch call for a quarterback to save their season.

The Minnesota Vikings have enjoyed consecutive promising performances by quarterback J.J. McCarthy as they aim for a smooth finish despite already being eliminated from playoff contention at 6-8.

The story of the night was J.J. McCarthy's highly-encouraging performance, but there were key contributions from a number of Vikings players in all three phases. Let's dive into the snap counts and notable PFF grades from this one.

That’s essentially what Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell is doing this week, as evidenced by how he answered a question Wednesday about what he wants to see from young QB J.J. McCarthy over the final five games of a disappointing season.

The glaring inexperience at quarterback has ultimately doomed the Minnesota Vikings this season. They’ve got a system-wide mess to address with an offense that was one of the most dynamic and productive in the league just last season.

Here is an instant analysis of the Packers' dominant Week 12 win: Devonte Wyatt sacked J.J. McCarthy inside the 5-yard line on a second consecutive possession to start the fourth quarter. The sack set up a punt from the end zone, and the Packers only had to gain 19 yards to set up a field goal that extended the lead to three scores.

The Minnesota Vikings severely damaged the Dallas Cowboys playoff hopes with a 34-26 win in Arlington on "Sunday Night Football." J.J. McCarthy now has back-to-back games with three total touchdowns,

Check out the full transcript of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s comments after Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Check out these expert picks for the best Vikings vs Cowboys Player Props to wager on an exciting Week 15 NFC matchup.