The Vikings advanced from the Wild Card Round to the NFC Divisional Round by upsetting the 13-3 Saints. They hope to advance to the NFC Championship by defeating the 13-3 49ers.
Once again they’re underdogs (7 points this time). Once again they’ll be playing on the road. And once again they’ll be playing against an NFC favorite to make it to the Super Bowl.
But let’s cut through the chatter and take a deeper look at the match-up.
The Match-Up
The 49ers finished the regular season 13-3, and earned the first seed in the NFC playoffs by virtue of tie-breakers over the Saints and Packers, having beaten them both.