The Minnesota Vikings are somewhat in uncharted territory. At the halfway point of their season, not only are they above.500 but they’ve put themselves into playoff contention.
The Vikings improved to 6-2 on the season after a 21-18 win over the St. Louis Rams. That, coupled with Green Bay’s loss at Carolina, put the Vikings and Packers in a dead heat in the NFC North. The two teams meet in two weeks at TCF Bank Stadium.
Leading up to that pivotal match-up, the Vikings travel to Oakland this week to face the Raiders and Green Bay hosts Detroit in a big divisional game for the Packers.