The Vikings just never seemed to be in this game. The Rams just rolled them from the beginning, and then it seemed like the Vikings just gave up, and the Rams just protected their early success and a couple of breaks.
Watching the 4th quarter was, frankly, weird. The Vikings had no urgency. They managed the clock like it was the 2nd quarter in a game against the Colts in September, or something. They just never showed up. And Darnold. He does know he can throw the ball away, right?
I will rewatch the game tomorrow. I had a lousy feed that buffered a lot, and I flat out missed quite a bit of it while tending to other business, but it just looked to me like the Rams came out like they meant it, and then just salted the game away while the Vikings played a game with no meaning.