Asked if he felt anxious during the Vikings final drive, Wentz shrugged it off and said he felt "great" in the high-pressure situation.
"It's one of those things, there's so much going on, and you're doing everything you can to just stay in the moment and stay focused," he said. "And we were able to get it done."
Wentz not only stay poised throughout a tough game but put his toughness on display, as well.
The QB didn't take any sacks in the first half but still absorbed plenty of contact, including on a third-down scramble that came up just short of the sticks. Wentz did suffer an injury to his left shoulder and underwent X-rays just before halftime but came back to start the third quarter and never left the game again.
"He's a soldier," Jefferson said. "That's his mentality. We didn't expect anything less. If he's able to go and he's able to be out there, we know he's gonna come back."
Added Addison: "That's just the man he is."
Wentz was sacked three times in the final two quarters of the contest. He tipped his cap, though, to the Vikings offensive line that at one point featured backups at left tackle (Justin Skule), left guard (Joe Huber), center (Blake Brandel) and right tackle (Skule and then Walter Rouse when Christian Darrisaw was pulled for snap-count reasons and Skule moved to the left side). Brandel had never played center in a game prior to Sunday.
"I'm so proud of those guys," Wentz said. "I mean, for guys to do what they did today … Blake Brandel starting his first game at center, Joe Huber starting for the first time ever, Justin Skule starting at right tackle, then flipping to left tackle against arguably one of the best defensive ends in the world (Myles Garrett) — those things are not easy to do, and for them to keep fighting [was incredible]. Guys made mistakes, that happens. I made mistakes. But the way they battled and kept fighting, I'm so proud of those guys."