{"id":296713,"date":"2023-12-12T21:54:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296713"},"modified":"2023-12-12T21:54:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:54:06","slug":"vikings-to-start-qb-nick-mullens-vs-bengals-josh-dobbs-benched-after-four-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/nfl\/vikings-to-start-qb-nick-mullens-vs-bengals-josh-dobbs-benched-after-four-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings to start QB Nick Mullens vs. Bengals; Josh Dobbs benched after four starts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Vikings will start quarterback Nick Mullens in Saturday&#8217;s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources informed of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The team later announced the news.<\/p>\n<p>Mullens, who played in the fourth quarter in Sunday&#8217;s game in Las Vegas, gets the start over Josh Dobbs, who started the past four games after heading to Minnesota in a trade deadline deal with the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>In Week 14, Mullens went 9 of 13 for 83 yards to help lead the Vikings to a win after he came on in relief of Dobbs.<\/p>\n<p>Mullens will be the Vikings&#8217; fourth starting QB this season. 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