Vikings Playoff Scenarios Week 14: Odds Improved Slightly After Jaguars Win, Still Work To Do Down The Stretch

CBS Minnesota

By WCCO-TV

December 8, 2020

(WCCO)- It wasn’t pretty, but the Vikings got the win they needed to get back to .500 on Sunday beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 in overtime. Thanks to the Arizona Cardinals loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Vikings also took over the final playoff spot in the NFC with four games left to play. However, the projections systems remain low on the Vikings chances, giving them between a 31 and 39 percent chance of making the postseason.

As we covered last week, that was largely to be expected. Mike Zimmer’s group still has matchups against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints left while the Cardinals, their main competition, face the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles the next two weeks. Minnesota’s schedule appears more difficult though the Giants are no longer the easy win that they were earlier in the season.

So, at 6-6, holding the tiebreaker over the Cardinals, what do the Vikings need to do down the stretch to make the playoffs? As we mentioned last week, the Vikings would need to finish at least 8-8 with the Cardinals also finishing with that record in order to make the playoffs.

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