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.

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

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?

Timing can be everything when it comes to new contracts in sports, and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold picked a less-than-ideal time to revert

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.

Yes, the same Sam Darnold who completed 33 of 43 passes ... so they could keep Darnold from getting hit. Tight ends T.J. Hockenson and Johnny Mundt would block until they were sure the rush ...

Kevin O'Connell stood in front of reporters on Thursday and tried to explain how Sam Darnold and the offense came up short in the season’s most