The game had suddenly gone sideways for the Minnesota Vikings after their 11-point lead on the Chicago Bears evaporated in the closing seconds.

He proved that on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field as he led the Vikings to a 30-27 overtime win over the Chicago Bears.

For all the good that Sam Darnold has done for the Minnesota Vikings this season, one accomplishment in particular had eluded him: Leading a game-winning drive. So all eyes were on Darnold when he jogged to his 21-yard line for the second possession of overtime Sunday at Soldier Field.

Sam Darnold is the starting quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, though that may only be because of a lack of better options. Were it not for first-round rookie J.J. McCarthy suffering a season-ending torn meniscus in the preseason, we may have seen that ...

Darnold finished 22-of-34 passing for 330 yards and two touchdowns. And for the second straight week, he lifted a team that needed him.

For nearly all of the last two decades, if a team had a top-level quarterback, there was always an excellent chance of putting together a winning record and earning a

The pocket was often collapsing around veteran quarterback Sam Darnold last weekend. The fact that he was able to work under those conditions played a major role in the Vikings walking away with a 23-13 win over the Tennessee Titans.

Sam Darnold of the Minnesota Vikings had his best fantasy game to date in Week 11 but that hasn't made fantasy players more comfortable with starting him.