The Minnesota Vikings will host the St. Louis Rams for an important NFC matchup in Week 9 of the 2015 NFL season.
Fresh off a come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bears, the Vikings are now 5-2 and in possession of the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoff race. Winners of three of the last four games, the Rams are 4-3 and nipping at Minnesota's heels as the conference's seventh-best team. It's only Week 9, but the winner of Sunday's showdown could have major postseason ramifications later in the season.
In the following slides, we'll highlight the risers and fallers for the Vikings as Mike Zimmer's team prepares to play the Rams.