Surprisingly, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is outplaying Houston Texans second-year QB C.J. Stroud.
With 10:22 remaining within the third quarter Sunday and the Vikings main 14-0, Darnold linked with third-year large receiver Jalen Nailor for a four-yard landing.
Darnold has thrown three touchdowns by means of three quarters. In the meantime, Stroud, the 2023 Offensive Rookie of the Yr, has tossed one landing and one interception.
The Vikings are 2-0, however many analysts aren’t satisfied they’re contenders. ESPN’s Benjamin Solak named them a pretender in his Tuesday column.
Beating the Texans (2-0) would assist Minnesota show it is a potential playoff staff. Extra importantly, it will proceed to assist Darnold, 27, salvage his profession.
This offseason, Minnesota signed Darnold to a one-year, $10M deal as a bridge QB for rookie J.J. McCarthy, who suffered a season-ending meniscus tear within the preseason.
Darnold has regarded sharp, although. By the Vikings’ first two video games, the 2018 No. 3 general choose handed for 476 yards, 4 touchdowns and two picks and recorded the NFL’s fourth-best QBR (71.3).
