With wins in each of their final two games of the 2025 season, the Minnesota Vikings would end up with a 9-8 record and a third-place finish in the NFC North for the second time in the last three years.
The last time this happened was back in 2023 when the Vikings ended their season with a 7-10 record after dealing with a number of significant injuries to several notable players, including Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson.
Does everyone remember what happened in the season after Minnesota's third-place NFC North finish in 2023? Oh yeah, that's right, they went on to make the playoffs in 2024 after winning 14 games for just the second time in the history of the franchise.