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When Case Keenum and the Vikings were battered in Pittsburgh and limped home at 1-1, the suggestion here was to step away from the upstairs railing, let your talented squad take a few more swings in this highly imperfect league and hold off on Googling “NFL Mock Draft ’18.”
Eight games later, the Vikings are 8-2, winners of six straight and sitting on the second seed in the NFC.
Thanks for coming. Please pay the receptionist on your way out.
The Vikings truly are the second-best team in the NFC behind Philadelphia (9-1). Enjoy the flight, but stay buckled for the unexpected, but inevitable turbulence.
It’s Week 11. There are six more to go. Ask the folks in Dallas, Buffalo, Denver and Green Bay how quickly things change. Or just reach back a year and recall the numbers 5-0 and 3-8.
Week 12 starts with three games on Thanksgiving. As the first one — Vikings at Detroit — nears, the sense is many fans have overcorrected their assumption wheel since that Pittsburgh loss and are rolling end over end toward the ditch on the other side of this winding road to Minneapolis and Super Bowl LII.
Just breathe a bit before locking arms in a statewide “Duck, Duck, Goose Gray Duck!” celebration of a second NFC North title in three years. Let’s all get up Thursday morning and see how things go against a Lions team that has controlled the Vikings more often than not since 2014.
Beat the Lions, and the NFC North lead is three games with five to play. Lose to the Lions for the fourth straight time, and it’s one game with Detroit holding the first tiebreaker and a more favorable schedule.
In other words, no pressure, guys. Before you eat turkey, don’t play like one.
Now here’s a closer look at the 16-team NFC:
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-road-...459124143/
The NFC playoff race is going to get wild in the final 6 games... check this out.
9-1 Eagles: Bears, @ Seahawks, @ Rams, @ Giants, Raiders, Cowboys
8-2 Vikings: @ Lions, @ Falcons, @ Panthers, Bengals, @ Packers, Bears
8-2 Saints: @ Rams, Panthers, @ Falcons, Jets, Falcons, @ Buccaneers
7-3 Rams: Saints, @ Cardinals, Eagles, @ Seahawks, @ Titans, 49ers
7-3 Panthers: @ Jets, @ Saints, Vikings, Packers, Buccaneers, @ Falcons
6-4 Falcons: Buccaneers, Vikings, Saints, @ Buccaneers, @ Saints, Panthers
6-4 Seahawks: @ 49ers, Eagles, @ Jaguars, Rams, @ Cowboys, Cardinals
6-4 Lions: Vikings, @ Ravens, @ Buccaneers, Bears, @ Bengals, Packers
Just look at how many times these teams play each other... things will really get shook up over the next 6 weeks. It will be interesting to watch which teams fall back and who goes on a run.
the one that baffles me is the falcons... how do they end up playing 2 teams twice in the last 6 weeks?
Quote: @Wetlander said:
things will really get shook up over the next 6 weeks.
Not for the faint of heart...
Quote: @Wetlander said:
The NFC playoff race is going to get wild in the final 6 games... check this out.
9-1 Eagles: Bears, @ Seahawks, @ Rams, @ Giants, Raiders, Cowboys
8-2 Vikings: @ Lions, @ Falcons, @ Panthers, Bengals, @ Packers, Bears
8-2 Saints: @ Rams, Panthers, @ Falcons, Jets, Falcons, @ Buccaneers
7-3 Rams: Saints, @ Cardinals, Eagles, @ Seahawks, @ Titans, 49ers
7-3 Panthers: @ Jets, @ Saints, Vikings, Packers, Buccaneers, @ Falcons
6-4 Falcons: Buccaneers, Vikings, Saints, @ Buccaneers, @ Saints, Panthers
6-4 Seahawks: @ 49ers, Eagles, @ Jaguars, Rams, @ Cowboys, Cardinals
6-4 Lions: Vikings, @ Ravens, @ Buccaneers, Bears, @ Bengals, Packers
Just look at how many times these teams play each other... things will really get shook up over the next 6 weeks. It will be interesting to watch which teams fall back and who goes on a run.
I will call it right now..... Detroit is going to take a serious nose dive from here on out.
If the model I am using right now holds true.....
I think we go 4-2 to finish the season at 12-4
Eagles go 4-2 and finish at 13-3
Saints go 2-4 and finish 10-6
Rams go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Panthers go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Falcons go 2-4 and finish 8-8
Seahawks go 3-3 and finish 9-7
Lions........... 0-6 and finish 6-10
Mark it Donny!
Quote: @Mike Olson said:
@ Wetlander said:
The NFC playoff race is going to get wild in the final 6 games... check this out.
9-1 Eagles: Bears, @ Seahawks, @ Rams, @ Giants, Raiders, Cowboys
8-2 Vikings: @ Lions, @ Falcons, @ Panthers, Bengals, @ Packers, Bears
8-2 Saints: @ Rams, Panthers, @ Falcons, Jets, Falcons, @ Buccaneers
7-3 Rams: Saints, @ Cardinals, Eagles, @ Seahawks, @ Titans, 49ers
7-3 Panthers: @ Jets, @ Saints, Vikings, Packers, Buccaneers, @ Falcons
6-4 Falcons: Buccaneers, Vikings, Saints, @ Buccaneers, @ Saints, Panthers
6-4 Seahawks: @ 49ers, Eagles, @ Jaguars, Rams, @ Cowboys, Cardinals
6-4 Lions: Vikings, @ Ravens, @ Buccaneers, Bears, @ Bengals, Packers
Just look at how many times these teams play each other... things will really get shook up over the next 6 weeks. It will be interesting to watch which teams fall back and who goes on a run.
I will call it right now..... Detroit is going to take a serious nose dive from here on out.
If the model I am using right now holds true.....
I think we go 4-2 to finish the season at 12-4
Eagles go 4-2 and finish at 12-4
Saints go 2-4 and finish 10-6
Rams go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Panthers go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Falcons go 2-4 and finish 8-8
Seahawks go 3-3 and finish 9-7
Lions........... 0-6 and finish 6-10
Mark it Donny!
I'd take that and run fast with it...
Quote: @purplefaithful said:
@ Mike Olson said:
@ Wetlander said:
The NFC playoff race is going to get wild in the final 6 games... check this out.
9-1 Eagles: Bears, @ Seahawks, @ Rams, @ Giants, Raiders, Cowboys
8-2 Vikings: @ Lions, @ Falcons, @ Panthers, Bengals, @ Packers, Bears
8-2 Saints: @ Rams, Panthers, @ Falcons, Jets, Falcons, @ Buccaneers
7-3 Rams: Saints, @ Cardinals, Eagles, @ Seahawks, @ Titans, 49ers
7-3 Panthers: @ Jets, @ Saints, Vikings, Packers, Buccaneers, @ Falcons
6-4 Falcons: Buccaneers, Vikings, Saints, @ Buccaneers, @ Saints, Panthers
6-4 Seahawks: @ 49ers, Eagles, @ Jaguars, Rams, @ Cowboys, Cardinals
6-4 Lions: Vikings, @ Ravens, @ Buccaneers, Bears, @ Bengals, Packers
Just look at how many times these teams play each other... things will really get shook up over the next 6 weeks. It will be interesting to watch which teams fall back and who goes on a run.
I will call it right now..... Detroit is going to take a serious nose dive from here on out.
If the model I am using right now holds true.....
I think we go 4-2 to finish the season at 12-4
Eagles go 4-2 and finish at 12-4
Saints go 2-4 and finish 10-6
Rams go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Panthers go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Falcons go 2-4 and finish 8-8
Seahawks go 3-3 and finish 9-7
Lions........... 0-6 and finish 6-10
Mark it Donny!
I'd take that and run fast with it...
I don't really think Detroit will go 0-6.... But I do think that they will tank. THey are a weird team.
Quote: @Mike Olson said:
@ Wetlander said:
The NFC playoff race is going to get wild in the final 6 games... check this out.
9-1 Eagles: Bears, @ Seahawks, @ Rams, @ Giants, Raiders, Cowboys
8-2 Vikings: @ Lions, @ Falcons, @ Panthers, Bengals, @ Packers, Bears
8-2 Saints: @ Rams, Panthers, @ Falcons, Jets, Falcons, @ Buccaneers
7-3 Rams: Saints, @ Cardinals, Eagles, @ Seahawks, @ Titans, 49ers
7-3 Panthers: @ Jets, @ Saints, Vikings, Packers, Buccaneers, @ Falcons
6-4 Falcons: Buccaneers, Vikings, Saints, @ Buccaneers, @ Saints, Panthers
6-4 Seahawks: @ 49ers, Eagles, @ Jaguars, Rams, @ Cowboys, Cardinals
6-4 Lions: Vikings, @ Ravens, @ Buccaneers, Bears, @ Bengals, Packers
Just look at how many times these teams play each other... things will really get shook up over the next 6 weeks. It will be interesting to watch which teams fall back and who goes on a run.
I will call it right now..... Detroit is going to take a serious nose dive from here on out.
If the model I am using right now holds true.....
I think we go 4-2 to finish the season at 12-4
Eagles go 4-2 and finish at 12-4
Saints go 2-4 and finish 10-6
Rams go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Panthers go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Falcons go 2-4 and finish 8-8
Seahawks go 3-3 and finish 9-7
Lions........... 0-6 and finish 6-10
Mark it Donny!
If the Eagles go 4-2 they will be 13-3. If the Vikings get a 1st round bye they will have earned it in the 2nd half of the season.
I think we run the table. I'm sure your not surprised.
Quote: @NodakViking said:
@ Mike Olson said:
@ Wetlander said:
The NFC playoff race is going to get wild in the final 6 games... check this out.
9-1 Eagles: Bears, @ Seahawks, @ Rams, @ Giants, Raiders, Cowboys
8-2 Vikings: @ Lions, @ Falcons, @ Panthers, Bengals, @ Packers, Bears
8-2 Saints: @ Rams, Panthers, @ Falcons, Jets, Falcons, @ Buccaneers
7-3 Rams: Saints, @ Cardinals, Eagles, @ Seahawks, @ Titans, 49ers
7-3 Panthers: @ Jets, @ Saints, Vikings, Packers, Buccaneers, @ Falcons
6-4 Falcons: Buccaneers, Vikings, Saints, @ Buccaneers, @ Saints, Panthers
6-4 Seahawks: @ 49ers, Eagles, @ Jaguars, Rams, @ Cowboys, Cardinals
6-4 Lions: Vikings, @ Ravens, @ Buccaneers, Bears, @ Bengals, Packers
Just look at how many times these teams play each other... things will really get shook up over the next 6 weeks. It will be interesting to watch which teams fall back and who goes on a run.
I will call it right now..... Detroit is going to take a serious nose dive from here on out.
If the model I am using right now holds true.....
I think we go 4-2 to finish the season at 12-4
Eagles go 4-2 and finish at 12-4
Saints go 2-4 and finish 10-6
Rams go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Panthers go 3-3 and finish 10-6
Falcons go 2-4 and finish 8-8
Seahawks go 3-3 and finish 9-7
Lions........... 0-6 and finish 6-10
Mark it Donny!
If the Eagles go 4-2 they will be 13-3. If the Vikings get a 1st round bye they will have earned it in the 2nd half of the season.
Oh yer right for some reason I had them listed as 8-2
I will edit my post.
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