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Minnesota Vikings
What to know: The Vikings moved into the final playoff spot in the NFC thanks to their victory over the Bears on Monday night. They hold a common record tiebreaker over the Eagles and a conference record tiebreaker over the Saints for that No. 7 spot.
Remaining schedule: vs. Rams, at Packers, vs. Bears
Eagles and Saints have a much easier 3-game schedule upcoming so they are actually favored above the Vikings, but regardless if Minnesota wins out, they're in.
Quote: @StickyBun said:
Eagles and Saints have a much easier 3-game schedule upcoming so they are actually favored above the Vikings, but regardless if Minnesota wins out, they're in.
Yeahhhhhh, as much as I'd like to see that......not happening.
Quote: @PurpleCrush said:
@ StickyBun said:
Eagles and Saints have a much easier 3-game schedule upcoming so they are actually favored above the Vikings, but regardless if Minnesota wins out, they're in.
Yeahhhhhh, as much as I'd like to see that......not happening.
I can't see it either. But the path is there.
The Saints and Eagles are not good enough to win out, so I think we have to win 2 of the next 3. We are good enough to beat the Rams and Packers, I see us winning one of those games and then once again it coming down to being able to beat the Bears.
hey wait a minute.... I have already seen this one. is this the one where the teams starts out like shit, plays some cream puff teams and manages to claw back, gets a statement win to reload the band wagon, plays a little 500 ball to regain their own playoff control, only to shit the bed in the next game and lose that control, and then dont make the playoffs anyway? .... nope, my bad that was last year, this year the NFL, in an attempt to be more like the nba and nhl, (where half the league makes the playoffs) has added an extra team, resulting in making the playoffs even less meaningful... and we still wont manage to hold on and undeservingly sneak in. maybe the wilfs need to lobby for an 8th playoff team next year so they can make that claim.
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Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
hey wait a minute.... I have already seen this one. is this the one where the teams starts out like shit, plays some cream puff teams and manages to claw back, gets a statement win to reload the band wagon, plays a little 500 ball to regain their own playoff control, only to shit the bed in the next game and lose that control, and then dont make the playoffs anyway? .... nope, my bad that was last year, this year the NFL, in an attempt to be more like the nba and nhl, (where half the league makes the playoffs) has added an extra team, resulting in making the playoffs even less meaningful... and we still wont manage to hold on and undeservingly sneak in. maybe the wilfs need to lobby for an 8th playoff team next year so they can make that claim.
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Funny you say this as I was texting my dad last night saying watch the Vikes win vs the Rams, give us all hope to make the playoffs, then lose the next two. To make things even worse, I could see it coming down to needing a win vs the Bears at home to get in, only to miss a field goal
I don't see the Vikings winning out. Eagles and Saints have a decent path. Helps that their game against the Cowboys is at home.
And historically, we've fared so well in situations like this.
Zimmer has to have that underdog nobody believes in us crap going, the bit where if you lose you've got the built in excuse. Any pressure at all like you should beat this inferior opponent, he will find a way to fold.
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