Minnesota Vikings: 5 reasons the team needs to win in week 17 vs Bears

5 reasons the Minnesota Vikings need to win in week 17 vs Bears

Sep 18, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings defensive end Brian Robison (96) celebrates his forced fumble during the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings defeated the Packers 17-14. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 9, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A Minnesota Vikings fan holds up a sign for the defense during the second quarter against the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings defeated the Texans 31-13. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

#1. Prove the team is a unit

Currently, the biggest topic of conversation when it comes to the Minnesota Vikings is the rumor of the players on the team going against their coach’s orders when covering Jordy Nelson in week 16 against the Packers.

This has become a major media spin, with fingers being pointed at Rhodes for disobeying, Newman for supposedly orchestrating the idea, or Mike Zimmer for losing the players who supposedly ‘bought in’ to his defense.

What the Vikings need to do is come out and defensively dominate the Bears. While that wouldn’t take all of the criticism away, it would help to silence a lot of the rumblings of problems in the locker room with this team.

Sadly, this will be just one of the topics that will likely linger into the offseason for Minnesota. But with more details coming out about it on a daily basis and a solid defensive performance against Chicago, hopefully it won’t be as distracting.

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