The Minnesota Vikings went from a Super Bowl contending, 14-game winner playing for the NFC North title with the conference's No. 1 seed and a wild-card bye on the line -- before Week 18's 31-9 defeat by the Detroit Lions -- to an early playoff exit because of a 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

After a career renaissance with the Vikings, Sam Darnold is set to hit free agency. Will he take the starting reins for the Steelers or Giants? Serve as competition for Anthony Richardson on the Colts?

The Vikings quarterback is one of the most intriguing free agent cases heading into the offseason. What will be his next move?

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.

Sam Darnold's strong 2024 NFL regular season with the Vikings ended with a thud in Monday night's lopsided wild-card playoff loss to the Rams. Here's what it means for his offseason value in 2025.

Sam Darnold closed out 2024 as one of the feel-good NFL stories of the year. The 27-year-old journeyman had led Minnesota to a 14-2 record ahead of a Week 18 showdown against the Detroit Lions that would decide the No.

Sam Darnold played poorly in his final two games of the season, but Vikings legend Chuck Foreman says Darnold did enough to be the Vikings' starter for the future.

Vikings QB Sam Darnold was on his way to a big payday this offseason. But two bad games may have cost him his job — and millions.

Sam Darnold struggled in the last two weeks for the Minnesota Vikings in back-to-back crucial losses, including a season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Colin Cowherd discusses Darnold’s future in the NFL.