For the final Sportsman of the Week Blog of 2024, we stick to the gridiron but shift to the pros. The biggest game in Week 17 in the NFL was the red-hot Green Bay Packers at the somehow still under-the-radar Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings expectation was low after moving on from Kirk Cousins and starting journeyman Sam Darnold at quarterback when their rookie draft pick was injured. They've since lost just two games. Darnold was at his best against NFC North Rival Packers registering a season high passing yards at 377. Three touchdowns. The totals pushed him over 4000 yards for the season. In a game that looked like the Vikings were coasting to victory, Darnold was clutch on the final drive registering two first downs to run out the clock. The 14 wins on the season are a record for a first-year quarterback on a team. The Vikings will go for the top seed in the NFC next week, but either way are expected to make a deep playoff run. Sam Darnold is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
Note: This is the 13th Anniversary of the Sportsman of the Week feature, having started January 1, 2012 with Keith Price of the Washington Huskies. There have been approximately 676 weekly honorees representing 579 individuals removing repeat winners.
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