The ten-2 Minnesota Vikings could also be 1.5 video games behind the Detroit Lions for the NFC North division, however they’re virtually all the way in which clear within the wild card race and will clinch a playoff spot in Week 14. By the point Sunday is over, they might have a playoff berth sewn up, however they want some assist.
Minnesota is a 5.5-point favourite at residence towards the NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons in an enormous recreation on Sunday, per FanDuel Sportsbook.
Vikings playoff berth clinching situations
The very first thing that should occur is Minnesota attending to 11 wins. And not using a Vikings win, they’ll’t clinch in Week 14.
Not solely would the win assure that their worst document can be 11-6, it might clinch their spot forward of Atlanta within the wild card standings. With Atlanta out of the image, Minnesota doesn’t have to fret in regards to the six-loss Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the clinching situation.
To clinch a spot, the Vikings would want the opposite two six-loss groups to lose their video games, guaranteeing their finest end can be 10-7. They want losses from the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams. Arizona is taking part in the NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawks whereas the Rams are taking part in the Buffalo Payments juggernaught.
Right here is the entire checklist in a single sentence fragment:
- Vikings win AND Cardinals loss AND Rams loss
NFC North clinching situations
The Detroit Lions already gained their Week 14 recreation, so Minnesota gained’t have the ability to tie them till Week 15 on the earliest, and so they misplaced the head-to-head tiebreaker. The earliest the Vikings may clinch the division is Week 17, however the Week 18 recreation between the 2 squads looks as if the primary reasonable probability if the season comes right down to the wire.
NFC standings throughout Week 14 following Thursday Night time Soccer
1. x-Detroit Lions (12-1)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (10-2)
3. Seattle Seahawks (7-5)
4. Atlanta Falcons (6-6, 2-0 vs TB)
5. Minnesota Vikings (10-2)
6. Inexperienced Bay Packers (9-3)
7. Washington Commanders (8-5)
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6, 0-2 vs ATL, 6-3 NFC)
9. Arizona Cardinals (6-6, win over LAR, 3-5 NFC)
10. Los Angeles Rams (6-6, loss to ARI)
11. San Francisco 49ers (5-7, win over DAL)
12. Dallas Cowboys (5-7, loss to SF)
13. New Orleans Saints (4-8, 2-3 NFC South, 3-5 NFC)
14. Chicago Bears (4-8, 2-5 NFC)*
15. Carolina Panthers (3-9)
16. New York Giants (2-10)* eradicated
Groups with an asterisk have been eradicated from their divisional races.
Groups with an “x” have clinched a playoff spot
Groups with a “y” have clinched their division
