Earlier this week, Kevin O'Connell suggested that Sunday's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers would be a matchup between two "really good teams." O'Connell, the Vikings' coach, was being modest.
More accurately, the contest will be a clash between two of the NFL's best teams.
This is only the second NFC North/Central game since the 1970 NFL merger when two opponents have had at least 11 wins. And it serves as a reminder that either the Packers or Vikings will be one the most qualified third-place teams ever to advance to the playoffs.