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Week 15 Ups and Downs: Minnesota Vikings vs Cincinnati Bengals

By Adam Carlson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 17: Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings wears an "NFC North Champions" hat after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 17, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bengals 34-7 and clinched the NFC North Division. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 17: Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings wears an "NFC North Champions" hat after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 17, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bengals 34-7 and clinched the NFC North Division. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 17: Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings wears an “NFC North Champions” hat after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 17, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bengals 34-7 and clinched the NFC North Division. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 17: Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings wears an “NFC North Champions” hat after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 17, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bengals 34-7 and clinched the NFC North Division. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

What were the ups and downs of the Week 15 game between the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals and was the performance a good one or disappointing?

The Minnesota Vikings finally finished their road trip over the last few weeks and returned home to U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 15 of the 2017 NFL season with several things on the line for the guys in purple.

A win would give the Vikings the NFC North championship and move them closer to home field advantage throughout the playoffs if they can overtake the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC playoff picture.

But first, Minnesota needed to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals, who Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer knows very well from his time working as a defensive coordinator under Marvin Lewis for several years.

Let’s talk about the good, bad, and interesting things that happened during the Vikings week 15 game between the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals starting with the things the team did well.

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