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.

Minnesota Vikings fans will never forget quarterback Sam Darnold's performance in the 2024 season for good reasons—and his performance in the playoffs for not-so-good reasons. Against the Los Angeles Rams in Monday's NFC wild-card game,

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.

As Vikings QB Sam Darnold's dream season sputtered to a close Monday night in a playoff loss to the Rams, he now heads toward free agency with his future as unsettled as ever.

After a devastating season-ending loss where Sam Darnold did not live up to his regular-season self, Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell gave the young quarterback a final fluff before his potential free agency in March.

Kevin O'Connell reacted pointedly to quarterback Sam Darnold's performance in the Minnesota Vikings' loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. The Minnesota Vikings‘ dream of going deep in the 2024 NFL postseason came to an end with a 9-27 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round.

Darnold's future in Minnesota is very much in doubt after the Vikings were bounced by the Rams on wild-card weekend.