Congratulations, Vikings Nation. Your squad is the best of the 10 worst teams still pillow-fighting for the NFC’s final wild-card spot — or the fourth seed that will go to the undeserving winner of the NFC South.
Combined record of those teams: 48-67.
Teams with a winning record: 0.
Teams without a losing record: 2. The 6-6 Seahawks, who fell to seventh in the NFC with Thursday’s loss to Dallas, and the 6-6 Vikings, who jumped to sixth as they spend the bye week choosing between Joshua Dobbs, Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall as their starting quarterback when they travel to Las Vegas next week.
The bad news: No one’s that good. Atlanta (5-6) holds the fourth seed as the leader of the NFC South, but the Saints (5-6) and Buccaneers (4-7) are close behind.
The good news: Everyone’s kind of bad. Washington (4-8) traded its two premier edge rushers, fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, has lost three straight by a combined 50 points and takes even less care of the ball than the Vikings do. And yet, the Commanders are still in the hunt!
Heck, everybody in the NFC except Carolina (1-10) and Arizona (2-10) is in
Combined record of those teams: 48-67.
Teams with a winning record: 0.
Teams without a losing record: 2. The 6-6 Seahawks, who fell to seventh in the NFC with Thursday’s loss to Dallas, and the 6-6 Vikings, who jumped to sixth as they spend the bye week choosing between Joshua Dobbs, Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall as their starting quarterback when they travel to Las Vegas next week.
The bad news: No one’s that good. Atlanta (5-6) holds the fourth seed as the leader of the NFC South, but the Saints (5-6) and Buccaneers (4-7) are close behind.
The good news: Everyone’s kind of bad. Washington (4-8) traded its two premier edge rushers, fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, has lost three straight by a combined 50 points and takes even less care of the ball than the Vikings do. And yet, the Commanders are still in the hunt!
Heck, everybody in the NFC except Carolina (1-10) and Arizona (2-10) is in
