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Atlanta Falcons season hinges on Week 12 game with Vikings

If you like big games, you’ve got one. The Atlanta Falcons’ contest with the Minnesota Vikings is the biggest of the season to date, and the Falcons’ season could hinge on the result.

December is the time everything must come together. The first three months of the season are about setting the stage for a playoff run in the calendar’s headline act. Well, December is arriving two days early for the Falcons this year, and it arrives inside the Georgia Dome against the toughest opponent the team has faced all year.

The key to beating the Vikings is to limit Adrian Peterson.