The Vikings made an early-September trade for Sam Bradford in 2016, but that was a desperation move following Teddy Bridgewater’s brutal knee injury. In 2011, the Bengals shipped the disgruntled Carson Palmer to the Raiders in mid-October; their hand was forced, though, by Palmer threatening to retire.

A rumor started floating around on social media on Tuesday night that the Minnesota Vikings were pursuing a trade for Los Angeles Rams quarterback

With the Minnesota Vikings (5-1) and the Los Angeles Rams (2-4) playing on Oct. 24 at SoFi Stadium, Sam Darnold and Matthew Stafford will go head to head at the quarterback position. We dissect the two signal callers below, digging into the stats and trends that will affect this matchup.