Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.
The big story heading into Week 14’s matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons was the return of Kirk Cousins to face the team he quarterbacked for six seasons before departing for Atlanta. At the end of the day, the big story was the man who replaced Cousins behind center for the Vikings.
Sam Darnold threw a career-high five touchdown passes, with three going to Jordan Addison and two to Justin Jefferson, and the Minnesota Vikings got their sixth straight victory by defeating the Falcons by a score of 42-21 in Week 14 NFL action.