The Minnesota Vikings went from a Super Bowl contending, 14-game winner playing for the NFC North title with the conference's No. 1 seed and a wild-card bye on the line -- before Week 18's 31-9 defeat by the Detroit Lions -- to an early playoff exit because of a 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

It’s “dog-house” season for Minnesota Vikings quarterback, Sam Darnold, who after an almost flawless first 17 weeks of the regular season, crumbled during the team’s Week 18 finale against the Detroit Lions,

I can’t stand to keep going to the playoffs and only playing in a game and being out of it,” the receiver said. “I want to compete for a Super Bowl.”