Sam Darnold currently stands as one of the frontrunners to be named the 2024 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, but it remains to be seen if the Vikings quarterback meets AP's requirements

Having significantly increased his value across the NFL this season, Sam Darnold's future with the Minnesota Vikings will be one of the key questions

Whenever he’s made a mistake, big or small, he’s always found a way to move on without it affecting him too much.

Darnold signed a one-year deal worth $10 million to join the Vikings ahead of this season. Last week, Spotrac projected his worth at $35.4 million annually over a new four-year deal.

Quarterback Sam Darnold heads to Detroit riding the wave of a breakout season with the Vikings, whose hopes of capturing the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs for the first time since 1998 rest on his continued comfort and efficiency in a highly potent offense under coach Kevin O’Connell.

In addition to Darnold, Justin Jefferson, Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel, Byron Murphy Jr., and Andrew DePaola were also selected.

But McCarthy suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the preseason, and free agent signing Sam Darnold has led the Vikings to a surprising 14-2 record with a chance to win the NFC North and the conference’s No. 1 overall seed on Sunday with a win over the Detroit Lions.

"Sam Darnold, the hero, 33 of 43, should be in the MVP conversation," Cowherd said. "... They know what they have in Minnesota. What they have is an MVP-level quarterback. It's not just a great story, that was September and October. And then in November, do we have a great player? Now it's like, do we have the MVP?" Only time will tell.

Lions' Jared Goff, Vikings' Sam Darnold and Bucs' Baker Mayfield, top-5 picks no longer playing for teams that drafted them, rank top 4 in NFL passing

Minnesota is 14-2 on the year, same as the Lions, entering the two teams’ winner-take-the-NFC game on Sunday night in Detroit. They haven’t lost since falling in back-to-back games to the Lions and Rams in late October as they’ve doubled their win total from last year even after losing their expected starting quarteback to injury in the preseason.

The Vikings had 6 players selected to the NFL Pro Bowl Games, including 5 starters, the team's most since 2009 when it had 8. The starters are Jonathan Greenard, Andrew