But McCarthy suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the preseason, and free agent signing Sam Darnold has led the Vikings to a surprising 14-2 record with a chance to win the NFC North and the conference’s No. 1 overall seed on Sunday with a win over the Detroit Lions.

In addition to Darnold, Justin Jefferson, Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel, Byron Murphy Jr., and Andrew DePaola were also selected.

Having significantly increased his value across the NFL this season, Sam Darnold's future with the Minnesota Vikings will be one of the key questions

Minnesota is 14-2 on the year, same as the Lions, entering the two teams’ winner-take-the-NFC game on Sunday night in Detroit. They haven’t lost since falling in back-to-back games to the Lions and Rams in late October as they’ve doubled their win total from last year even after losing their expected starting quarteback to injury in the preseason.

Many Vikings players are having career years, and many will be going to the Pro Bowl Games on Feb. 2 in Orlando, Fla. Unless they are preparing for the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 9. Quarterback Sam Darnold,

The Vikings had 6 players selected to the NFL Pro Bowl Games, including 5 starters, the team's most since 2009 when it had 8. The starters are Jonathan Greenard, Andrew

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson had a sweet reaction to quarterback Sam Darnold making the Pro Bowl.

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