Minnesota has pulled off a pretty impressive second-half surge.
The Vikings have won five of their last six games to move to 6-6. There is a caveat to that, though: the team has mostly beaten inferior opponents.
Even worse, the Vikings lost to a pretty bad Cowboys team and they looked beatable against the Panthers and Jaguars.
Wins are wins in the NFL, but Minnesota has not been very convincing in some of its victories. Does that mean that the Vikings won’t be able to win vs. top-tier talent? We’ll find out on Sunday.
The Vikings go on the road to play the Buccaneers on Sunday. Tampa Bay is 7-5 and favored to win the game, so a lot will need to go Minnesota’s way.
Here are just a few things that would help the Vikings get an upset:
