Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold couldn’t be stopped on Sunday within the Vikings’ 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Darnold accomplished 22 of his 28 cross makes an attempt for 347 yards and a career-high 5 TD passes. After a brutal two-game stretch towards the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars in Weeks 9 and 10 noticed Darnold throw 5 interceptions, he has went his final 4 video games with a number of TD passes and 0 interceptions.
Coming into Week 14, Darnold had thrown the fifth-most passing TDs within the NFL this season, per TeamRankings. Together with his profession day on Sunday giving him 28 passing TDs, Darnold solely trails Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (29) and Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow (30).
This recreation marked Falcons QB Kirk Cousins’ return to Minnesota after spending every of his final six seasons with the franchise. It was a sloppy return to say the least.
Cousins was picked off twice on Sunday, which continues a brutal stretch for the QB. In his final 4 video games — all of which have been losses — Cousins has thrown eight interceptions. The turnover bug appears to maintain attending to Cousins because the season progresses. 12 penalties for 127 yards as a group solely made issues worse.
Whereas the Falcons (6-7) have now misplaced 4 in a row and path the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6) by one recreation within the NFC South, the Vikings proceed to place themselves in an excellent place.
Just one recreation again of the Detroit Lions (12-1) within the NFC North, the Vikings (11-2) have an enormous showdown with Detroit in Week 18. If Minnesota continues to handle enterprise, that matchup may decide who wins the division.
