Sam Darnold was ineffective for most of of his first playoff start, losing two turnovers while matching an NFL record by taking nine sacks in the Vikings’ 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “I clearly didn’t play well enough,

Rookie Jared Verse returned a fumble for a 57-yard score for the Rams, who looked comfortable in their adopted home of State Farm Stadium from the first snap.

Monday night’s wild-card round disappointment for the Vikings seemed to be felt viscerally by the voice of the team.

The Rams are heading to the divisional round of the 2025 NFL playoffs after picking up the 27-9 victory over Minnesota. They will advance to take on Philadelphia in the next round of the playoffs, and they'll be bringing a ferocious pass rush with them.

Vikings have several areas that they must address in the offseason, includingthe fatal that must be fixed on the offensive line

Had Sam Darnold had the sort of ending to the season that his 35 touchdown, 4,319 season would have commanded, this could have been an even more difficult decision for Minnesota. But with poor ...

Brian Flores' swaggering defense was humbled. Most disappointing, and perhaps most impactful, fairy tale quarterback Sam Darnold lost his magic at exactly the wrong time. Darnold joins a storied ...

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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.

The Rams' defense mauled Sam Darnold, and Matthew Stafford was on target as L.A. advanced to the divisional round.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams overwhelmed the Minnesota Vikings, sacking Sam Darnold an NFL playoff record-tying nine times to win 27-9 Monday night in an NFC wild-card game that was moved out of Southern California because of devastating wildfires.

Los Angeles sacked Sam Darnold six times in the first half en ... the NFL to move the contest to State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals. The change in scenery didn’t negatively ...