Sam Darnold's first performance in the spotlight was a dud. He has a chance to redeem himself Monday night in Arizona. Why it matters: The Vikings' out-of-nowhere 14-3 season will only continue if the team beats the Los Angeles Rams in a game that had to be moved out of Southern California due to devastating wildfires.

Detroit’s defense sent a ton of six- or seven-man pressures and played mostly man coverage. Can the Rams replicate that in the playoffs?

The Minnesota Vikings will face competition for Sam Darnold if he hits free agency, including from the QB-needy Tennessee Titans.

As the Vikings immediately started the process of turning the page following a 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions, Kevin O’Connell made his way toward the 50-yard line to shake hands with his counterpart Dan Campbell.

During the first few seasons of his NFL career, former USC QB Sam Darnold went viral for all of the wrong reasons. There was his first ever NFL pass being a pick six. There was the graphic of him being out with mononucleosis.

Vikings backup quarterback Daniel Jones said Saturday he’s “preparing for whatever the situation is” at No. 2 quarterback Monday night in the wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams. It was the first time the ex-Giants starter spoke publicly since the week he arrived in Minnesota.

Speaking about Daniel Jones' struggle with the Giants, Wan'Dale Robinson gets to the bottom of the issue. Jones played with New York for the past six seasons where this past year before being waived,