WARE, England (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will miss his third straight game because of a right ankle sprain. The second-year quarterback, who missed his entire rookie season after knee surgery, was ruled out Friday ahead of Minnesota's game against the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

Another fascinating layer to Sunday's London game is that the Cleveland Browns will be trotting out a new starting quarterback. This week, coach Kevin Stefanski announced that veteran Joe Flacco will be benched in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel.

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Minnesota Vikings second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy is out for a third consecutive week because of his sprained right ankle, the team announced Friday.

The Steelers led 24-6 before the Vikings began a valiant comeback led by Carson Wentz, who despite not having three offensive linemen produced two late scoring drives. Pittsburgh, however, was able to avoid a monumental collapse after turning the Vikings over on downs on their final drive.

Blake Brandel has played tackle and guard during his Vikings career. He's now in line to start at center on Sunday.

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The Minnesota Vikings are in the midst of a 10-day road trip to Europe that's the first time an NFL team will have played consecutive international games in different countries.

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