The Vikings QB Key Star, could create history with his first start….

When Minnesota Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens trots out onto the field for the first play of Week 15, it will be his first start for the team.

He will become the fourth player to start at the position for them this season.

According to Stathead, he will also be one of 56 different quarterbacks to start an NFL game this season, and 57 if Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is sidelined this week.

There are only 32 teams.

It doesn’t stop there, though, as the former undrafted free agent — who was brought in to be Kirk Cousins’ backup ahead of last season — could etch his name in the record books.

On December 14, Kevin Seifert of ESPN wrote, “According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Vikings will be the 29th NFL team since 1950 to endure that frequency of turnover at the position.” “Just four of the previous 28 teams have advanced to the postseason, and each of those four has at least partially recovered from their original starter.

“Even in the messy interim, none of them got wins from all four of their starters in that seven-game stretch (except for during the 1987 strike season).”

Mullens could help the Vikings be the first in NFL history to do it.

With Cousins out for the season, Mullens must guide the Vikings to the promised land. The Vikings’ chances of making the postseason would be greatly increased by defeating the Cincinnati Bengals, who also lost quarterback Joe Burrow for the year.

Per Seifert, ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Vikings a 78.5% chance to make the playoffs if they win. Minnesota currently has a 63.1% chance of making the playoffs.

In a loss, their odds fall to 51.5%, which is still a good percentage. But still, a notable distinction.