Darnold signed with the Vikings ahead of the 2024 offseason, inking a one-year, $10 million contract with the NFC North squad. Before joining the Vikings, Darnold played three years for the New York Jets, two years for the Carolina Panthers and one year with the San Francisco 49ers .
The Minnesota Vikings got blown out by the Los Angeles Rams in their NFC Wild Card Round game on Monday night, and quarterback Sam Darnold seems to be
Kevin O’Connell, Sam Darnold and Brian Flores could be heading to New Orleans, after all. The Vikings head coach, quarterback and defensive coordinator were among the 40 finalists named Thursday for eight of the league’s most prestigious awards,
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Per StatMuse Football, Darnold is the third quarterback to take nine sacks in a playoff game. Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals suffered the same fate in 2022, while Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon was also sacked nine times in a playoff game in 1994.
What a difference a couple of weeks make. 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 .
Simms isn’t the only ex-NFL quarterback to call for the Giants to sign Darnold, who once played for the Jets. Earlier in January, another former Jet, Boomer Esiason called for the Giants to sign Darnold. Only his plan involved replacing head coach Brian Daboll for Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores.
The Rams outplay the Vikings in very facet of the game and easily advance to the divisional round to face Philadelphia.
The NFL's wildcard weekend concludes in the NFC - follow live text as the Minnesota Vikings face the Los Angeles Rams.
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The Green Bay Packers were knocked out of the NFC Playoffs thanks to a Wild Card round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Green Bay managed just 10 points in that
Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Byron Young and nose tackle Neville Gallimore team up for another sack on Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold.