Never mind that the music blared in the locker room after the Vikings held on for a 27-25 win over the Green Bay Packers. The celebration couldn’t officially commence until quarterback Sam Darnold finished up a postgame interview with Fox analyst Tom Brady on the television broadcast.

The Vikings used max protection to keep the Packers from sacking quarterback Sam Darnold and it worked in Minnesota’s 27-25 Week 17 victory.

Calls for the Vikings to urgently sign quarterback Sam Darnold to a long-term contract are premature, writes Jim Souhan. As one championship-winning general manager once said, “Never make a decision before you have to.