EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — For the first time in Kyle Rudolph’s seven-year career, the Minnesota Vikings tight end is willing to concede there’s more riding on Sunday’s game than just one victory.
Minnesota (12-3) can earn a first-round bye with a win against the Chicago Bears.
Rudolph has been to the playoffs twice in his career and is still waiting for his first postseason victory. A win Sunday would be meaningful to one of the longest-tenured Vikings.
“Every week we stand up here and say, ‘It’s one week. It’s one win. It’s one loss,'” Rudolph said Wednesday.