Everything is coming up aces for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold as he prepares for a winner-take-all showdown against the Detroit Lions on "Sunday Night Football." Darnold was serving as the backup to Brock Purdy just one year ago,

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.