After spending wild-card weekend as spectators, the Minnesota Vikings have a rematch of their season opener when they host the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 14 in the NFC divisional round at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Reasons to be excited: The Vikings have the best defense in the NFL. No other team allowed fewer yards (275.9) or points (15.8) per game in 2017 and is as stacked from its front seven to its secondary than Minnesota. The Vikings boasted great defenses overs the years, but this unit is elite. What better way to sum up the strength of this defense than its final goal-line stand against Chicago in Week 17 when the Vikings stopped the Bears six straight times inside the 5-yard line?