AP

When it rains, it pours and it’s a good thing that the Vikings have a roof on their new stadium.

Teddy Bridgewater’s knee injury bumped Shaun Hill up to the starting quarterback job and Joel Stave into the No. 2 spot on the depth chart, which means Stave got the start on Thursday night against the Rams in the team’s final preseason game. The undrafted rookie didn’t make it out of the first half unscathed, however.

Stave left the game in the middle of a series in the second quarter and was getting looked at by trainers on the sideline. He was sacked twice and hit several other times during his quarter-plus in the game and the Vikings announced he is questionable to return with a hand injury.

Brad Sorensen, who was re-signed after Bridgewater went on injured reserve, took over for Stave. Taylor Heinicke is the other quarterback in the organization, although he’s on the non-football injury list after kicking a door and hurting his foot.

The Vikings were expected to be in the market for help at quarterback before Thursday’s game got underway so Stave’s condition may not have a great impact on that front. Anything that hurts their depth will make that quest more urgent and, perhaps, make potential trade partners push for more in return from the Vikings.