After advancing to the divisional round last season, it was expected that the Minnesota Vikings would once again make it to the playoffs.
Since Mike Zimmer took over head coach in 2014, they have never made it their in back to back seasons and it is now more than likely that trend will continue after the Vikings disappointing loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Not having Danielle Hunter and Michael Pierce has really hurt this team. Anthony Barr being out since week three has hurt too, despite the fact he has not been the same player since 2015.