The Minnesota Vikings’ Wild Card loss last Monday night was one of the most astonishing cases of Bright Light Syndrome in recent memory. Sam Darnold

Hockenson brought in all five targets for 64 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings ' 27-9 wild-card loss to the Rams on Monday night. He finished the regular season with 41 receptions for 455 yards on 62 targets over 10 games.

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?

(AP) — Sam Darnold did nearly everything right in a renaissance season ... Darnold managed to overcome some badly missed throws in the third quarter to find T.J. Hockenson on a 26-yard touchdown pass. The Vikings’ 2-point attempt failed, leaving ...

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.

Should the Vikings pay Darnold after his (mostly) excellent season? Or should they go with McCarthy and spend that money at other positions?

Sam Darnold played so well over 16 games after McCarthy's rookie-year-robbing injury that the Vikings were faced with one of those proverbial good problems to have. Then Darnold foundered so fast over the final two weeks the situation went back to being a dilemma.

There are plenty of really good reasons why the Vikings should do the opposite of what the insider thinks will happen.

Sam Darnold's future as the Minnesota Vikings quarterback is a major question mark heading into the offseason. Has the former USC Trojan earned the right to be the starter next season, or will the Pro Bowler be on the move?

The Vikings general manager told reporters Thursday that Darnold is among the “good options” the Vikings have at quarterback while adding that J.J. McCarthy has returned to on-field training.

Will the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings in 2025 be Sam Darnold, J.J. McCarthy or Daniel Jones? It's the biggest question of the offseason and Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah isn't tipping his hand.

The fact that star receiver Justin Jefferson was suddenly talking about this season in the past tense was hard for him to stomach. The reality of the situation seemed to hit him all at once on Tuesday afternoon at TCO Performance Center.