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Vikings Named a Top ‘First to Worst’ Candidate

Ask a non-Vikings-fan confidant about his or her projection for Minnesota’s 2023 season, and the response will involve regression.

Most folks outside the team’s fan orbit peg the Vikings for an inferior season compared to last year, when the club unexpectedly won 13 games in head coach Kevin O’Connell’s first season.

Vikings Named a Top ‘First to Worst’ Candidate

Vegas oddsmakers believe Minnesota will win eight or nine games, the same forecast presented by sportsbooks last year.

First to Worst
Nov 13, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell on the sideline during a game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium.