After Sunday’s win, the Minnesota Vikings have pretty much ensured themselves a spot in this season’s playoffs. What seed will they likely end up with though?
Two games remain on the regular season schedule for the Minnesota Vikings this year, meaning they only have two more opportunities to improve their standing in the NFC before the playoffs kick off in a few weeks.
With the Vikings winning and the Los Angeles Rams losing to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Minnesota now has a 98.2 percent chance of making the postseason this year according to Football Outsiders. Basically, a lot has to go wrong over the next two weeks in order for the Vikings to not be playing extra football after Week 17.
So with the playoffs likely in the future for Minnesota, the next two weeks will determine which seed the team will capture. Currently, the Vikings are sitting at the No. 6 spot in the NFC postseason standings, but their position in the conference still has a chance to improve before the end of the year.
Minnesota even has a small chance to earn a first-round bye in this season’s playoffs. They would need a lot of help from other teams over the next two weeks, but this outcome is still a possibility for the Vikings.
As for the current chances for each of the five seeds Minnesota is still eligible to earn in the NFC postseason bracket, let’s check out what these numbers look like with a little help from the latest 2019 NFL Playoff Odds Report compiled by Football Outsiders.