For all of the Vikings problems, if they had beaten Arizona and Detroit in a five-day stretch they would have taken control of the division. Their last-second loss to Detroit means the rest of the year will be a struggle.
Now they face an excellent Dallas team with a chance to fall to .500 and bring the Packers back into the race.
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