Believe it or not, the Vikings still have the capability to turn their season around.
However, the team is not in a great position for the postseason at 4-6. Minnesota has to start beating teams like the Cowboys, and maybe even pull off some unlikely victories over teams like the Buccaneers and the Saints towards the end of the year.
It all starts against the Panthers, though. Teddy Bridgewater, drafted by the Vikings in the first round, will go against his former team, barring anything unexpected. Bridgewater was dealing with an injury last week, but is not on the Panthers’ injury report for Week 12.
So it’s Bridgewater on the opposite sideline in a game the Vikings need to win. Here are Vikings Wire’s staff predictions for the matchup:
