EAGAN, Minn. — A Thanksgiving tripleheader involving three of the four NFC North teams is on the way, but the Vikings have the dwindling days of November to rest, recover and ready themselves for what they hope is a December to remember.
Minnesota (9-2) went 4-0 in November and will start a stretch of three home games in 16 days on Dec. 1 by hosting Arizona (6-5).
If the season ended today, the Vikings would be the No. 5 seed in the NFC Playoffs.
Postseason scenarios and playoff simulators are churning across the internet, so it’s time to fire up the NFC Playoff Picture, which will usually post on Tuesdays but is going out today since it’s a holiday week and since Monday’s game involves the Chargers and Ravens in the “Harbowl.”