Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 21-13. Credit: AP/Abbie Parr

The NFL fined Rams linebacker Byron Young for his face mask of Sam Darnold that cost the Minnesota Vikings a chance to win in Week 8.

Though they have lost back-to-back games after their 5-0 start, the Minnesota Vikings still look, on balance, like one of the NFL's best teams. Brian Flores' elite, amoeba-like defense has been the subject of the most intense fascination, but there has also been a great deal of attention devoted to play of Sam Darnold .

The Vikings got the full Sam Darnold experience in their win over the Colts on Sunday Night Football.

Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young has been fined $7,014.19 following a missed facemask penalty in a game-deciding call against the Minnesota

Minneapolis — Sam Darnold overcame four sacks and three turnovers by throwing three second-half touchdown passes, and the Minnesota defense made Indianapolis quarterback Joe Flacco's return to the starting role a rough one as the Vikings beat the Colts 21-13 on Sunday night.

Week 8 of the 2024 NFL Season will stick in the minds of Vikings fans through the rest of the year and beyond. For a franchise that has seen so many bad turns of luck of the years, it was just another reminder of what it means to be a Vikings fan.

Linebacker Byron Young faces a hefty fine after an unpenalized hit on Sam Darnold during Rams' Week 8 victory over the Vikings.

Sam Darnold starred in a controversial play that resulted in a fine for a teammate of quarterback Matthew Stafford in the Los Angeles Rams' win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season.

Nothing will materially change for the Minnesota Vikings, but the NFL tried to attenuate the huge facemask non-call during the Los Angeles Rams game-deciding drive on Thursday Night Football in Week 8.