After Week 14, the Chicago Bears navigated the 2020 playoff waters precisely how the Minnesota Vikings aspired to mere weeks ago. Minnesota needed to win two of its final three games and receive some “help” from the Arizona Cardinals. The invocation was simple. Take care of business against the Bears,[possibly] Saints, and Lions and ask the Cardinals to drop agame.
Some of that happened.
Arizona lost to the undermanned San Francisco 49ers and now face elimination in Week 17 versus the Los Angeles Rams. A door has opened for an NFC North team – the Bears. Minnesota dropped three straight games to Tampa Bay, Chicago, and New Orleans on Christmas.