Elimination game. That’s effectively what will take place tonight when the and square off on Sunday Night Football. The loser of tonight’s game will fall to 7-9, and will have odds of making the playoffs of less than one percent, according to the New York Times.
The winner, on the other hand, will get a massive boost to their postseason chances. The Packers’ number would increase to over 50 percent, thanks to some advantageous tiebreakers against other teams in the 8-8 and 9-7 range. The Vikings, meanwhile, would still only see a boost up into the mid-30s, but that would still keep their postseason chances thoroughly alive.