The debates on the Vikings vs Rams wild-card game revolve around only one man- Sam Darnold, the Vikings quarterback. The post Lacking Tom Brady’s Understanding, Sam Darnold’s Failures Exposed by Ex-NFLer That Ended Vikings’ Playoff Dreams appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Especially from Jefferson, who finished second in the NFL with 1,533 receiving yards that included an eye-opening 97-yard touchdown pass from Darnold in the season’s second game, a victory over San Francisco at U.S. Bank Stadium.

That was before quarterback guru Kevin O'Connell arrived in Minnesota. He's made the Vikings a dream destination for any quarterback looking for a change of scenery, including Fields, who named Minnesota one of his four preferred destinations in a trade last year.

Player props will be available for Sam Darnold ahead of Monday’s NFL action at 8:00 PM ET live on ABC/ESPN. In the NFC Wild Card Round, Darnold’s Minnesota Vikings (14-3) will take on

Kevin O'Connell had several explanations for Darnold's brutal playoff loss to the Rams and very few hints about where the QB position is headed.

The look on Zygi Wilf’s face said it all. It was as if the Minnesota Vikings owner and chairman had just watched a horror movie with a gutting ending. He exited the locker room, stood for a few seconds and stared blankly at the crowd of people in front of him.

The Los Angeles Rams turned State Farm Stadium into SoFi Stadium East ... sacking Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and taking a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. A live rock guitarist played during ...

Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is sacked by the Rams' Ahkello ... return for a touchdown in L.A.'s 27-9 victory Monday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota ...

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the Rams overwhelmed the Vikings, sacking Sam Darnold an NFL ... in their adopted home of State Farm Stadium from the first snap.

Matthew Stafford passed for 209 yards and two touchdowns and the Rams defense sacked Vikings QB Sam Darnold nine ... the playoff game from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium in the interest ...

For a fun little thought exercise, let's go through every single Vikings unrestricted free agent and hand out a percentage of likelihood that they'll be back for another season in purple in 2025. These are going to be totally speculative estimations — and the beauty of probability is that I won't technically be wrong if I give a player a 10 percent chance to return and it ends up happening.

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