5 games Vikings fans should watch during Week 15

The NFC playoff race continues to tighten up and as the Minnesota Vikings look to earn their spot in the field, there are plenty of games that have consequences.

This is the time of year that will give fans anxiety. For Minnesota Vikings fans, in particular, the final weeks of the regular season have resulted in the temporary joy of getting into the playoffs or excruciating pain of watching Nate Poole catch a fluke touchdown to send them to an early offseason.

After last year’s scenario saw the Vikings chasing a playoff spot in the final weeks of the season, Minnesota enters Week 15 in a much better scenario. Although all the Vikings had to do was win their final three games to get into the…