Since the AFL/NFL merger, only three teams have started the season and made the post-season. Two of those teams have done so in the past five years, the other came the first year after the merger. The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals, 2015 Kansas City Chiefs and 2018 Indianapolis Colts all made it happen.
Will the 2020 Vikings join them?
According to The New York Times, the Vikings have nearly a 90% chance to do just that if they finish the final four games of the season with a 3-1 record. If they win out, they’ll obviously make the playoffs as the current 7th-seed.