MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings have sure made it hard on anyone who wants to declare, once and for all, whether they are "for real."
The Vikings won seven consecutive games to start this season 8-1.
But they were all one-score games. And they played three backup quarterbacks and only three teams who currently have winning records during the streak.
They beat the Super Bowl-favorite Buffalo Bills in overtime in a wild signature game in Week 10.
But would it have happened if quarterback Josh Allen hadn't fumbled a snap at his goal line with 49 seconds remaining, a Joe Pisarcik moment for modern times?