PLAYOFF SEEDING
Vikings clinch playoff berth; here are the seeding possibilities
December 23, 2019 at 9:29PM
• The Vikings (10-4) clinched an NFC playoff spot Saturday night when the 49ers eliminated the defending conference champion Rams with a 34-31 victory.
• The Vikings would win the NFC North with two victories and two Green Bay losses. The Packers (11-3) have the tiebreaker (record within the division) and would need to lose at Detroit (3-11-1) in Week 17.
• The Vikings could finish with the NFC's No. 2 seed if they win out and both the Packers and Saints (12-3), who play at Carolina, lose next week. Otherwise, the Vikings would be the No. 3 seed if they win the division.
• The Vikings would be the No. 5 seed if they win out but do not win the division. They would be locked in to the No. 6 seed if they lose either of their last two games.
about the writer
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
