The ghosts made an appearance at Ford Field Sunday night. Sam Darnold looked like the Jets version of himself instead of the potential franchise quarterback he’s resembled for most of the season during an awful performance in the Vikings’ 31-9 loss to the Lions in the battle for the NFC’s No.

Darnold was deservedly named to the Pro Bowl earlier this week. He's been one of the coolest success stories in the NFL this season, resurrecting his career with an incredible year that few expected. He's a major reason why Minnesota was 14-2 coming into this highly-anticipated rivalry showdown with enormous stakes.

The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams are scheduled to play each other on Monday night as part of the NFL Wild Card Round. The game was moved to Arizona be

Host Michael Rand was joined by Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse for a look back at the weekend in Minnesota sports, which of course started with the Vikings’ disappointing 31-9 loss in Detroit.

The final seconds had mercifully ticked off the clock on Sunday night at Ford Field in Detroit ... There’s no doubt Sam Darnold is hoping for a shot at redemption after his putrid performance ...

About a week separated the best of Darnold from the worst, and we can’t claim to know which of those the Rams will see.

Late Sunday night, in the center of a postgame Ford Field, Detroit Lions head coach ... of a dreadful night of quarterback play by Sam Darnold and a franchise history that is tortured enough ...

The latest right hook to the jaw connected Sunday night in Detroit in front of a raucous Ford Field crowd ... and No. 1 seed more than quarterback Sam Darnold’s inaccuracies, specifically ...

A lot of the attention will focus on Sam Darnold for the now-wild card-bound Vikings ... The Lions have finished the job, collecting a 31-9 victory over the Vikings at Ford Field to wrap up the NFL's regular season. Detroit is the top seed in the NFC ...

Everything we know from the Lions epic Week 18 win over the Vikings, including stats, stars, key observations and more

The ghosts made an appearance at Ford Field Sunday night. Sam Darnold looked like the Jets version of himself instead of the potential franchise quarterback he’s resembled for most of the season ...

The Detroit Lions defense held Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold to a 43.9% completion percentage and just 166 yards passing in a 31-9 win.