Who are the experts picking to win the Week 15 game of the 2017 NFL season between the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, December 17th?
Last week, The Minnesota Vikings failed to defeat the Carolina Panthers on the road in a game that came down to the final minutes despite numerous uncharacteristic mistakes from the boys in purple.
For Week 15, Minnesota returns home with a 10-3 record to U.S. Bank Stadium to host the 5-8 Cincinnati Bengals in a game that the Vikings need to win in order to hope for home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
But who are the experts around the internet choosing to win this big matchup on Sunday, December 17, 2017? Here are the predictions:
Picking the Vikings
Chris Simms, Bleacher Report: “The Vikings are better overall, they’re at home and they’re still fighting for home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.” Vikings 24, Bengals 14Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: “Minnesota’s defense will control this game and the Bengals are banged up on defense, so Case Keenum and the Vikings should have success.” Vikings 27, Bengals 17Elliott Harrison, NFL.com: “Minnesota is the first D to post a third-down conversion rate of sub-40 percent in each of its first 13-plus games since 1991.” Vikings 30, Bengals 14Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk: “Old friends Mike Zimmer and Marvin Lewis meet, with Marvin on the hot seat.” Vikings 31, Bengals 17Michael David Smith, Pro Football Talk: “The Vikings have a good shot at earning home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, and they’re not throwing away their shot against the Bengals.” Vikings 28, Bengals 10Yahoo Sports/Sporting News: “The odds of them putting up a fight at this point, against a Vikings team with a home-field Super Bowl in its sights, are extremely long.” Vikings 31, Bengals 13FiveThirtyEight.com“Pre-game win probabilities: More from The Viking Age
CBS Sports: Jason LaCanforaCBS Sports: Will BrinsonCBS Sports: Jared DubinCBS Sports: Ryan WilsonCBS Sports: John BreechCBS Sports: Dave RichardCBS Sports: Jamey EisenbergNJ.com: Joe GiglioSBNation: RVBSBNation: Stephen WhiteSBNation: Geoff SchwartzSBNation: Harry Lyles Jr.SBNation: Jeanna ThomasSBNation: Adam StitesSBNation: Joe McAteeSBNation: Joel ThormanSBNation: OddsShark ComputerSports Illustrated MMQB: Andrew BrandtSports Illustrated MMQB: Jonathan JonesSports Illustrated MMQB: Peter KingSports Illustrated MMQB: Bette MarstonSports Illustrated MMQB: Mark MravicSports Illustrated MMQB: Jenny VrentasUSA TODAY: Jarrett BellUSA TODAY: Nate DavisUSA TODAY: Lindsay H. JonesUSA TODAY: Mike Middlehurst-SchwartzUSA TODAY: Lorenzo ReyesChoosing Cincinnati
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Very little analysis is needed to discuss these findings. It is OVERWHELMING that the Minnesota Vikings are expected to get a win at home in Week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals, but do you think that will happen? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!
