vike daddy Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Locally, a lot has been made of the brutal stretch of the 2017 schedule in which the Minnesota Vikings are currently residing. The good news for the Vikings is that, based on the records of opponents they have remaining – Los Angeles and Detroit are in the past and they went 2-0 in those games – the Vikings are actually sitting about as good as could be hoped for in terms of the teams that are currently in the playoffs and the nearest competing team looking to get in the dance. Of the six current playoff teams in the NFC, the only team with a lower winning percentage of its remaining opponents is Philadelphia. The Vikings have two extremely difficult games coming up against the Falcons and Panthers, but it’s no picnic for the rest of the current playoff teams and one of the two teams currently closest to knocking out one of the current six-pack of playoff teams. The teams that are in are going to have to earn their stay there. THE GANG OF SIX Atlanta: upcoming opponents winning 67.3 percent (37-18) of their games. With the exception of Tampa Bay (4-7) in Week 15, the other four Falcons opponents all have records of 8-3 or better. Carolina: 60.0 percent (33-22). The Panthers’ next two games will be at New Orleans (8-3) and vs. the Vikings (9-2). But, starting with the Vikings, the Panthers will play three straight games at home. Los Angeles: 54.5 percent (30-25). The Rams will have to prove they can win on the road – where three of their next four are, including Seattle (7-4) and Tennessee (7-4), and their only home game in that stretch is against Philadelphia (10-1). New Orleans: 54.5 percent (30-25). The Saints won’t have a lack of familiarity with their final five games. Four of them are division games and two are against Atlanta (7-4). Minnesota: 50.9 percent (28-27). We all know the Vikings’ closing schedule – get through Atlanta and Carolina and it gets much more favorable from there. Philadelphia: 49.1 percent (27-28). The Eagles will play three games on the road, including their next two – at Seattle (7-4) and Los Angeles (8-3). After that, it gets easier to hold their playoff bye-week status with the Giants, Raiders and Cowboy – the last two at home. https://scout.com/nfl/vikings/Article/Minnesota-Vikings-have-tough-closing-schedule-but-better-than-most-111479404 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 1 more win clinches the division. If we beat Carolina, we have at least a 1 game lead and the tiebreaker advantage for the bye, with 3 games left to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 If the Eagles lose to the Seahawks, do we have the tiebreaker for the #1 seed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 11 minutes ago, Heimdallr said: If the Eagles lose to the Seahawks, do we have the tiebreaker for the #1 seed? Yes. Our strength of schedule is greater, giving us the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 good gawd, we are going to be the #1 seed in about ten minutes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y*so*blu Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 9 minutes ago, vike daddy said: good gawd, we are going to be the #1 seed in about ten minutes.... 1:59 now, and the Seahawks just intercepted Wentz ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y*so*blu Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Well guys, how does it feel to be #1 in the conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 minute ago, y*so*blu said: Well guys, how does it feel to be #1 in the conference? Let's wait four weeks. Got to keep the streak going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 We officially control our our destiny. Don’t #%$@ it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Just playing around with playoff machine and realized a New Orleans win (at Atlanta), Los Angeles win (vs Philadelphia), and Minnesota loss (at Carolina) next week would result in a four-team tiebreaker at 10-3. As explained in the other thread, we'd have the 3 seed in this scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: We officially control our our destiny. Don’t #%$@ it up! All we need is 4 wins before the bye, and 3 wins after. No big deal. Currently on a 8 win streak, so getting 7 more is reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 hot off the press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 hours ago, y*so*blu said: Well guys, how does it feel to be #1 in the conference? Not just #1 in the conference.... #1 in the entire NFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Vikes_Bolts1228 said: Not just #1 in the conference.... #1 in the entire NFL! I would still have the Patriots in top spot for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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