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.

After his best season as a pro, Darnold was off his game for a second straight week. How will it impact Minnesota's offseason plans?

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.

Sam Darnold’s renaissance pushed Minnesota to one of the NFL’s best records, offering the hope of a deep playoff run

In the biggest game of his career on Monday night at State Farm Stadium, Darnold imploded in front of a national audience, and as a result, the Vikings bowed out of the playoffs with a 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

Sam Darnold did nearly everything right in a renaissance season, resurrecting his career as a starter while pushing Minnesota to one of the NFL's best records.A deep playoff run was the expected next step.

I think we are being way, way too hard on Darnold. After all, he had NEVER been in this situation yet in his career. Is it unreasonable to suggest he may GROW from this experience, rather than just assuming he will always 'choke' in a big game?

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams overwhelmed the Minnesota Vikings, sacking Sam Darnold ... be in Glendale, which is home to the division rival Arizona Cardinals.

The Rams traveled to a home game away from home as their city continues to fight destructive wildfires, and they dominated the Vikings in Arizona.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold did nearly everything right ... facing the Rams in a game that was moved to Arizona because of devastating wildfires in Southern California.

The first game with these two teams saw the Vikings lose their star left tackle Christian Darrisaw at the end of the first half with a torn ACL and MCL. A few

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The best way to describe ... opportunities were largely due to the struggles of quarterback Sam Darnold. He picked up just 245 yards on 40 attempts and lost 82 yards on nine ...