Are the Vikings going to make the playoffs?
Copy shortlink: The phrase "if the season ended today" has never been more of a potent threat than it is in 2020, but still: the fact that the Vikings would make the playoffs if the season ended today does not at all guarantee that's where they will finish once four more games have (probably) been played. At 6-6, the Vikings have resurrected their season after a 1-5 start, and by virtue of the third tiebreaker (a slightly better record in games against common opponents as 6-6 Arizona) would be the No. 7 seed in the expanded NFC playoffs and face ... drumroll please ......
Source: startribune.com