Never mind that the music blared in the locker room after the Vikings held on for a 27-25 win over the Green Bay Packers. The celebration couldn’t officially commence until quarterback Sam Darnold finished up a postgame interview with Fox analyst Tom Brady on the television broadcast.

Calls for the Vikings to urgently sign quarterback Sam Darnold to a long-term contract are premature, writes Jim Souhan. As one championship-winning general manager once said, “Never make a decision before you have to.

The Vikings used max protection to keep the Packers from sacking quarterback Sam Darnold and it worked in Minnesota’s 27-25 Week 17 victory.