BREAKING NEWS : How good can Josh Dobbs be for the Vikings?

As he enters his third game in purple, the possibility feels real that Dobbs could keep rolling…. and then what?

EAGAN — Minnesota Vikings history is littered with backup quarterbacks coming out of nowhere to lead magical runs.

Joe Kapp wasn’t the opening day starter in 1969 but he finished second in MVP voting and led the Vikings to the Super Bowl. Wade Wilson did not open the 1987 playoffs as the starter but came off the bench to lead them to the NFC title game. Brad Johnson started the ‘98 season, yet Randall Cunningham orchestrated one of the greatest offenses in NFL history. Jeff George won a playoff game from the QB2 position in 1999. Case Keenum did not expect to start at all much less 14 games in 2017 but he found himself one game from the Super Bowl.

Over the last two weeks, Dobbs has become one of the best stories in the NFL. In fact, the league changed its Twitter handle to “in Dobbs we trust” after he led the Vikings to a 27-19 win over the New Orleans Saints.

No doubt, it has been a remarkable two weeks. Going from being benched in Arizona to posting a 101.4 QB rating in two victories against relatively strong opponents would be impressive enough but it carries even more weight that the wins catapulted the Vikings into a spot as favorites for a wild card playoff spot. When the dust settled on Week 10, the analytics sites were projecting the Vikings anywhere from 80-90% odds to make the playoffs. Even two weeks ago when Dobbs arrived they were less than a coin flip to make it.

In the process winning back-to-back games with the former Steeler, Jaguar, Brown, Titan, Brown (again) and Cardinal has found instant chemistry with his receivers that you would not expect from someone who just moved out of his hotel last week.

“I think it’s a big shout-out to them,” Dobbs said. “Finding ways to get extra work with me, whether it’s through the communication we have in passing in the locker room, in the film room or getting extra reps on the practice field. Just finding ways to build in as many game-simulated reps as we can, given that we haven’t had as many banked reps as a lot of teams have had up until this point in the season.”