Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.
With Monday night’s game not having any real bearing on the playoff picture in the NFC, it’s time to take a look at where things stand heading into the final four weeks of the regular season. There’s still a little bit of drama to be had in the NFC playoff field, but not a whole lot. A couple of teams have already clinched spots, and although our Minnesota Vikings are not among them, they’ll almost certainly be there soon enough.