First-year head coach Kevin O'Connell balances a few factors – playoff seeding, health and momentum – ahead of a Vikings regular season finale on Sunday in Chicago that otherwise will only impact the 3-13 Bears' NFL Draft position this spring.
Momentum has been a livewire for these 12-win Vikings, who have made a habit of flipping near-defeats into victories with eight fourth-quarter or overtime comebacks. They have bounced back with wins after being bludgeoned in lopsided losses like last week's 41-17 defeat in Green Bay, their third loss by at least 17 points in this magically inconsistent season.