Since we’re now about 24 hours away from the Minnesota Vikings kicking off Week 16 in the NFL when they take on the New Orleans Saints, we need to squeeze in our weekly Power Rankings Roundup. With their second consecutive loss and their playoff prospects now pretty much gone, let’s take a look at where the experts have the Vikings slotted, shall we?
Frank Schwab, Yahoo! Sports: #16 (Last week: #15)
The Vikings’ playoff hopes aren’t dead, but they’d need a miracle to get in after two straight losses. Minnesota will still want to finish strong because digging out of a 1-5 hole had it on the right trajectory, and it doesn’t want to waste that momentum going into the offseason.