Spend five to ten minutes googling the 2023 forecast for the Minnesota Vikings, and you’ll find a mediocrity sandwich topped with greasy adjectives like ‘confusing’ and ‘middling.’
Former NFL QB Has More Optimistic Take than Most for 2023 Vikings
Most NFL experts assume the Vikings will regress after a 13-4 season in 2022. Indeed, first-year head coach Kevin O’Connell transformed Minnesota in one year from an 8-9 club to a division winner, but pundits believe the achievement was mostly a mirage.
Instead, the Detroit Lions have taken on the role of the NFC North’s darling, and the vast majority of talking heads surmise it’s Detroit’s division to lose.