At the dawn of the new year, Sam Darnold was a folk hero in Minnesota. Not only did the quarterback -- no longer locally branded a reclamation project, but rather a full-blown, high-octane Pro Bowler -- sweep the rival Green Bay Packers to give the Vikings their best regular-season record in 16 years,

With J.J. McCarthy the only quarterback under contract, the Vikings are biding time before a big decision on Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones.

Signed by the Vikings in March on a one-year, $10 million deal, Darnold — starting over injured rookie J.J. McCarthy, who underwent surgery for his meniscus during preseason — helped lead Minnesota to a 14-3 regular season record that boasted a nine-game win streak.

If you’d like to see the Eagles and Rams go head-to-head in Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round game, last-minute tickets are still available. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $202 before fees on Vivid Seats.

The Los Angeles Rams were one of three teams to pull off an upset in the wild-card round, taking down the Minnesota Vikings as 2.5-point underdogs. As a result,

SportsLine's model revealed its NFL picks for Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia on Sunday during the Divisional Round of the 2025 NFL playoffs