Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield have revived NFL careers that were once in jeopardy.

Sam Darnold's remarkable season with the Minnesota Vikings came to a disappointing end Monday night, as the team fell to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL playoffs. Despite leading

The nine sacks resulted in 82 lost yards, which is now the most in a single game in the NFL playoffs during the Super Bowl era, according to Josh Dubow of The Associated Press. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow previously held the record with the 68 yards lost from sacks during the 2021 divisional round.

In the end, the Minnesota Vikings’ 2024 season looked a lot like their 2022. That year Kirk Cousins, a transplant veteran quarterback, led them to 13 wins on the back of an 11-0 record in one-score games. It all came crashing down in their first playoff game, scuttling the championship hopes of a longtime franchise that’s never won a Super Bowl.

The Los Angeles Rams' Wild Card matchup with the Minnesota Vikings undoubtedly the most unique game of the weekend after the game was relocated because wildfire

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?

Wild Card Weekend in the NFL playoffs certainly had its moments, starting with the Washington Commanders' thrilling upset victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Washington was the lone road team to win this weekend,

I can’t stand to keep going to the playoffs and only playing in a game and being out of it,” the receiver said. “I want to compete for a Super Bowl.”

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The loss of a still-capable bridge/back-up quarterback could be mitigated by the presence of Daniel Jones. The 27-year-old joined the Vikings mid-season on a short-term deal after being released by the New York Giants.

For those with no real skin in the game, what becomes objectively clear about the Vikings is that fans aren’t wrong about them, that Minnesota’s NFL team really is always just short of being a

The San Francisco 49ers could end up replacing Brock Purdy with old friend Sam Darnold, an NFL writer suggests.