Vikings safety Harrison Smith was fined $45,020 for "impermissible use of the helmet" on a hit against the Rams in the wild card round last week. Smith's helmet appeared to contact the helmet of Rams tight end Tyler Higbee after a reception in the first quarter of last Monday's game.

Minnesota Vikings pending free agent safety Harrison Smith is heading into the offseason with with bookkeeping to do.

Not only did the Minnesota Vikings lose brutally to end their season against the Los Angeles Rams, safety Harrison Smith received a fine from the National Football League of $45,020 for unnecessary roughness.

The playoff failures started in the wild-card round with the Packers losing to the Philadelphia Eagles, 22-10. This was the only loss by the division that wasn't a total surprise.

The Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers combined to go 40-11 in the regular season, making the NFC North the best division in football. They went 0-3 in the playoffs. The Lions, who won the division and earned the NFC's No.

The Minnesota Vikings are expected to consider replacing Sam Darnold with former New York Giants starting QB Daniel Jones.

Should the Vikings pay Darnold after his (mostly) excellent season? Or should they go with McCarthy and spend that money at other positions?