Carson Wentz to start for Vikings vs. Bills with Kyler Murray ‘week-to-week'

With Kyler Murray nursing a hamstring injury, the Minnesota Vikings will start Carson Wentz at quarterback against the Buffalo Bills in Week 9. Head coach Kevin O Connell confirmed the decision Thursday, adding that Murray is considered week-to-week with a sore hamstring. After evaluating Kyler on Monday, getting some imagery and things, we did determine he does have a hamstring strain, O Connell said. We don t believe it to be more than a week-to-week kind of thing right now, but for him, his movement skills and the way he plays the game, we do feel like we d be putting him at risk of possibly turning this into a more significant injury than it is by trying to have him work through it here early on. Obviously there s a ton of confidence in Carson. He s already helped us — had a major role in two wins this year against two really good teams. He s a steady presence and a guy we know. Murray and the Vikings suffered their first loss of the season last Sunday, falling 1