Minnesota Vikings Playoff Tickets On Sale Now

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Minnesota Vikings are NFC North Champions and can clinch a first-round playoff bye after defeating the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Saturday. The Vikings can secure a No. 2 seed in the NFC with a win over the Chicago Bears at home Sunday, Dec. 31.

In the NFC, five teams have locked up playoff spots, including three division winners: Philadelphia (13-2, NFC East), Minnesota (12-3, NFC North), Los Angeles Rams (11-4, NFC West), New Orleans (11-4) and Carolina (11-4). The Eagles have secured home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

The Vikings can earn the conference’s other first-round bye with a win or a Carolina loss or a win by either New Orleans or the Rams. The Saints are in control in the NFC South and can lock up the division title with a win or a Carolina loss.

The Panthers can win the NFC South with a win combined with a New Orleans loss. Carolina can also secure a first-round bye with a win combined with losses by New Orleans, Minnesota and the Rams.

Two teams remain alive for the NFC’s final playoff berth: Atlanta (9-6) and Seattle (9-6). The Falcons, who defeated the Seahawks 34-31 in Week 11, can clinch a playoff spot with a win or Seattle loss.

Minnesota clinches a first-round bye with:

1. Minnesota win or tie or
2. Carolina loss or tie or
3. New Orleans win or
4. Rams win

Playoff tickets

A limited number of Vikings playoff tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. You can buy up to four tickets. Buy them online here.

Here's what you need to know for the Minnesota Vikings-Chicago Bears game Sunday:

Kickoff time: Sunday, Dec. 31, 12 p.m.

Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

TV: FOX

Radio: KFAN (FM 100.3)

Tickets: Find Vikings tickets on NFL Ticket Exchange.

Odds: The Vikings are 12.5 point favorites, according to Vegas Insider.

Photo credit: In this Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph (82) celebrates a touchdown with his teammates during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Rudolph initiated a humorous group celebration of his touchdown catch on Monday night with a brief rendition of the children's game "Duck, Duck, Goose" in the end zone. Except in Minnesota, the only state where this is the case, the game is called "Duck, Duck, Gray Duck." (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)