TVA Predictions: Can the Vikings push their winning streak to eight?
By Adam Patrick
For their Week 13 matchup, the Minnesota Vikings will head to Atlanta on Sunday to take on the Falcons in the brand new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Matchups with the Atlanta Falcons during the past two decades have not been that kind to the Minnesota Vikings. Everyone knows what went down against the Falcons in 1998 and a highlight of former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick cannot be shown these days without including the clip of the quarterback causing two Vikings defenders to crash into each other during a touchdown run of his back in 2002.
However, since Minnesota hired Mike Zimmer to be the team’s head coach in 2014, the Vikings have not lost any of their games against the Falcons. Minnesota defeated Atlanta 41-28 in 2014 thanks to rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and the Vikings got a 20-10 win over the Falcons a season later in Atlanta.
As for this week’s showdown between two of the NFC’s top teams, what does The Viking Age writing staff predict will happen when Minnesota attempts to capture their eighth win in a row on Sunday against the Falcons?