EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – With a dominant 49-17 win over the Giants Sunday night, the Vikings clinched a spot in the playoffs. That’s not quite good enough for them, though. They now have their sights set on beating their division rivals in Green Bay to top the NFC North division and secure the No. 3 seed.
Minnesota’s game has been flexed from its originally scheduled noon kickoff to the 7:30 p.m. (CT) prime time slot for the second week in a row. A win would increase the Vikings’ regular season record to 11-5 and give them home-field advantage to host Seattle in the first round of the playoffs.