The Minnesota Vikings had their season come to an abrupt end Monday night as they lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 27-9, in their wild-card game that was played in Arizona due to the fires in L.A. The Vikings finished the regular season 14-3 but lost to the Detroit Lions in Week 18,

Joe Buck isn’t one to shy away from pointing out unusual moments in the NFL. During the NFC Wild Card game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, Buck sparked conversation by questioning a penalty that seemed to come out of nowhere.

If the fat lady had sung, Joe Buck certainly didn’t hear her. A frustrated Vikings team looked lethargic, dismayed and shocked as they slowly went to the line of scrimmage and were still running the ball Monday while trailing the Rams by 18 with 6:24 remaining.

ESPN announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman criticized the Vikings' for a lack of urgency throughout the fourth quarter and also touched on Darnold's contract situation, which Aikman said is "a different conversation today than it was two weeks ago."