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Games like this are part of the process for Sam Darnold

The vindication will come in time, as long as Sam Darnold continues to fulfill the promise the Jets saw in him when they drafted him.

Even through the inevitable low points he’s experiencing as a rookie, the payoff will be worth it in the end.

Just not so much in the beginning. And especially not after he was outplayed by the quarterback who spurned the Jets in free agency by choosing the more Super Bowl-ready team.

This was Kirk Cousins’ afternoon on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, as the 30-year-old quarterback vanquished the swirling winds and chilly temperatures to lead the Vikings to a 37-17 win over Darnold’s Jets.