The 27-year-old quarterback has enjoyed a historic start to his Minnesota tenure.
One of the most unexpected storylines in the early weeks of the 2024 NFL season has been the swift rise of—Darnold has led the Vikings to a perfect 3–0 start heading into their Week 4 matchup against the rival
In his first three games in Minnesota, Darnold has thrown for 657 yards and a league-high eight touchdowns while completing 67.9% of his pass attempts. The 27-year-old also is the first quarterback in Vikings history to win his first three games of the season and throw multiple touchdown passes in each of them.
Sam Darnold is the first quarterback in Vikings history to win his first three games of the season and throw multiple pass touchdowns in each of them. , twice in the 1990s , and five times this century . In 2016—the year Minnesota started 5–0 but missed the playoffs—quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Shaun Hill combined to throw just three touchdowns in the first three weeks. In 2009, a 40-year-old Favre threw multiple touchdowns twice in the first three games but tossed just one score in the season opener.
With a new piece of franchise history in hand, Darnold and the red-hot Vikings will head to Lambeau Field on Sunday to take on the rival Packers, who have surrendered five touchdown passes to opposing quarterbacks in the first three games.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St.
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