The Vikings will open the playoffs on Jan. 14 at U.S. Bank Stadium. They'll have to wait one more day to learn their opponent.
It will be either the New Orleans Saints or Carolina Panthers coming to Minnesota for the NFC divisional playoffs, after the sixth-seeded Atlanta Falcons knocked off the No. 3 Los Angeles Rams 26-13 on Saturday night. The Vikings, as the No. 2 seed in the NFC, will play the highest-seeded winner from the wild-card round; the Falcons, who entered the playoffs as the NFC's lowest seed, will travel to Philadelpha to face the top-seeded Eagles on Saturday night.