On Thanksgiving, we saw the Lions get eliminated from the playoff picture, the Bears kept their hopes alive, the Cowboys continued to falter, and the Saints clinched the NFC South.
How does all of this impact the 8-3 Vikings?
If the season ended on Friday, Nov. 29, the Vikings would be the sixth seed in the playoffs and would play the No. 3 Packers in Green Bay in the wild card round of the playoffs.
Per FiveThirtyEight, the Vikings have a 93 percent chance to make the playoffs, a 49 percent chance to win the NFC North, a 25 percent chance to get a first-round bye and a seven percent chance to win the Super Bowl.
If the Vikings beat the Seahawks on Monday Night Football, their odds to make the playoffs increase to 98 percent, winning the NFC North to 62 percent and getting a first-round bye to 44 percent.
A loss puts those percentages down to 87 percent, 35 percent and just five percent, respectively.
To say Monday night’s game is a big one is an understatement.
