Former Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins was benched on Tuesday, which gives Kwesi Adofo-Mensah some direction with Sam Darnold.

Following the Vikings’ win over the Falcons, Sam Darnold — who passed for 347 yards and five touchdowns — made a point to let Cousins know that he’s still adored in Minnesota. The Falcons shared mic’d-up footage of the exchange.

Another week, another full slate of NFL action nearly in the books. And Week 16 has already been chock-full of drama, from Bryce Young helping the Carolina Panthers spoil another team's playoff hope to the Philadelphia Eagles losing one of their MVP candidates to injury.

Darnold outplays Kirk Cousins, throwing for 347 yards and five touchdowns in Vikings' 42-21 dismantling of Falcons.

Darnold is the first Vikings QB to throw for more than 300 yards and five touchdowns in a game since Daunte Culpepper in 2004.

It’s the second time Darnold has won Offensive Player of the Week honors in his career, the other time coming in Week 6 of 2019. It’s also his third accolade of the year after previously winning NFC Offensive Player of the Month in September and Nickelodeon Valuable Player in Week 3.

Minnesota Vikings legend Kyle Rudolph loves what he's seen from Sam Darnold in his first year with the team, but he explains why it's tough to see him return.

Michael Penix Jr. won his debut as Atlanta’s starting quarterback, thanks largely to a defense that returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns, and the Falcons bolstered their playoff hopes by handing the hapless New York Giants their franchise-record 10th straight loss,

The former No. 3 overall pick always had an impressive highlight reel but winning on basic concepts like play-action has taken him to the top of the NFL.

Michael Penix Jr. won his debut as Atlanta’s starting quarterback, thanks largely to a defense that returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns, and the Falcons bolstered their playoff hopes by handing the hapless New York Giants their franchise-record 10th straight loss,

On Sunday afternoon the Minnesota Vikings took down the Atlanta Falcons on the back of a ridiculous performance from quarterback Sam Darnold. Just days after