After Sunday's loss to the Bears, the Vikings have only a 2% chance of making the NFL playoffs and will be settling, more than anything, into a spoiler role for Friday's game against New Orleans at the Super Bowl. Unless it wins its last two games, Minnesota is looking at a sub-.500 record in a season where more was expected.
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Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.
TV: Ch. 9 Radio: 100.3 FM and Vikings radio network stations, Satellite
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