Sam Darnold has some flaws in his game that might well be with him as long as he’s in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings are faithfully viewing Darnold as a feature and not a bug in this season of revival for both the quarterback and the team.

The NFL fined Rams linebacker Byron Young for his face mask of Sam Darnold that cost the Minnesota Vikings a chance to win in Week 8.

Increasingly, though, the Vikings appear to be downshifting the expectations of the Darnold era. It's important to remember that, though he has played well, he is also starting for the fourth team in his NFL career, and that has mostly been because of his own shortcomings.

Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young has been fined $7,014.19 following a missed facemask penalty in a game-deciding call against the Minnesota

Linebacker Byron Young faces a hefty fine after an unpenalized hit on Sam Darnold during Rams' Week 8 victory over the Vikings.

Sam Darnold starred in a controversial play that resulted in a fine for a teammate of quarterback Matthew Stafford in the Los Angeles Rams' win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season.

Nothing will materially change for the Minnesota Vikings, but the NFL tried to attenuate the huge facemask non-call during the Los Angeles Rams game-deciding drive on Thursday Night Football in Week 8.

The naked eye didn't lie. Referees messed up in missing the Sam Darnold facemask call against the Rams, and now the NFL is admitting fault.