Your 1st place Minnesota Vikings!

[PurpleMustReign]

HUGE.

Think about this: a win next week puts the Vikes at 8-2 and drops GB to 6-3.

The 4-5 Bears host Denver. That's a difficult but arguably winnable game @ Chicago.

The following week, Chicago goes to Green Bay. Next week, a Bears win and a Packers loss would actually set up the possibility that the Bears could move into a tie for second place by beating GB.

I'm not saying it will all work out that way but that's not a scenario that even looked possible a few weeks ago. I'd love to see GB losing streak continue, especially within the division.

GB would be 6-4, Jim.

That is interesting. The only thing that rivals a Minnesota win is a Green Bay loss!

[jackal]

No need for a tie breaker argument this week. 7-2 and in first place. A win next week would be huge.

Yes a Vikings next week would put GB behind the 8 ball... Green Bay would have to win out the rest of the season...

Most likely to have any chance.. After four straight loses (including a loss against us) would be a huge problem. A month

ago I would have never guessed this...

[Mothman]

GB would be 6-4, Jim.

Right, that's obviously what I meant. Cut me some slack, I'm typin' in the dark here!

[PurpleMustReign]

Right, that's obviously what I meant. Cut me some slack, I'm typin' in the dark here!

No.

[Crax]

1st Place? You know what that means? NOTHING!!!!!1!
http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/vide ... sf15322230

Zimmer is awesome.

1st time since 2009 that we have won 3 road games in a row.

[Mothman]

1st Place? You know what that means? NOTHING!!!!!1!
http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/vide ... sf15322230

Zimmer is awesome.

Yeah, he is...

[Rieux]

1st Place? You know what that means? NOTHING!!!!!1!
http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/vide ... sf15322230

Zimmer is awesome.

Yeah, but he's obviously lying, right? If the Vikes are in first place after Week 17, he'll clearly go to the press-conference podium and grumble something about not caring because all that matters is the upcoming playoff game.

[808vikingsfan]

A couple of numbers.

79% of the experts had the Vikings losing to the Raiders today.

The Vikings now have an 81% chance to make the playoffs. 47% chance to win the Division.


http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/201 ... edictions/

[halfgiz]

NFL.com had a crap write up on the Vikings win.
Bleacher report had a nice write up.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2589 ... ng-defense

[cstelter]

NFL.com had a crap write up on the Vikings win.
Bleacher report had a nice write up.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2589 ... ng-defense

Loved this chart:

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Peterson     Rush     Points
            Yards    Allowed
vs. KC       60        10
at DET       98        19
at CHI       103       20
vs. STL      125       18
at OAK       203       14

To the math guy in me, I see this:


Unlikely, yes-- but those *are* the trends

[Mothman]

You can't deny that trend!

Good post, Craig.

[cstelter]

I know this is a bit off topic for the thread, but it goes with my last post. Somehow this clip
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-t ... r-Peterson

alongside the same analysis I did above for Gurley brings me a pleasant warm feeling.



So very very wrong: http://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/start/to ... on-min.php

[halfgiz]

And we're back in first place again thanks to the Bears. Now lets see if we can hold on to it.

[yezzir]