Barnwell Outlines Vikings Biggest Remaining Game…
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Minnesota currently sits at 5-7 and in the No. 9 spot in the NFC playoff picture.
Barnwell recently looked at the seven teams, including Minnesota, who are jockeying for a Wild Card spot over the final month of the season.
Barnwell, who has the Vikings at a 25.4-percent chance to make the playoffs, said the Vikings are in survival mode from here on out.
On a short week, the Vikings now face the Steelers on Thursday night. It’s unclear which of the injured starters will be back for that game, although it seems unlikely that the offense will have either [Dalvin] Cook or [Adam] Thielen on the field. Losing and falling to 5-8 would drop the Vikings’ playoff chances down to 17 percent, per The Upshot’s playoff model and force them to win out. Anything short of a playoff berth could inspire more wholesale changes in Minnesota, with both [Kirk] Cousins and [Mike] Zimmer facing uncertain futures. After losing to the Lions, the Vikings are basically facing a must-win with one hand tied behind their back.
Barnwell’s full look at the NFC playoff hopefuls can be found here.
https://www.vikings.com/news/biggest-remaining-game-2021-schedule
