Sam Darnold’s renaissance pushed Minnesota to one of the NFL’s best records, offering the hope of a deep playoff run

Sam Darnold was ineffective for most of of his first playoff start, losing two turnovers while matching an NFL record by taking nine sacks in the Vikings’ 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “I clearly didn’t play well enough,

NFL Wild Card Weekend comes to a close Monday with Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings (14-3) taking on Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams (10-7) at 8 p.m. ET. The game was originally scheduled to kick off at SoFi Stadium, but it was relocated to Glendale, Arizona, amid the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold was on the wrong end of history in the Wild Card loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

Having significantly increased his value across the NFL this season, Sam Darnold's future with the Minnesota Vikings will be one of the key questions

Quarterback Sam Darnold will likely be the next NFL quarterback to make a lot of money in free agency. The Minnesota Vikings have a tough decision to make in the months ahead after their lopsided NFL wild-card round exit on Monday night on whether to keep Darnold or let him go.