The Vikings enter Week 12 with a 7-3 mark and an upcoming trip to Atlanta (6-4) in a contest that will be important to the NFC Playoffs race. Greg Bishop of Sports Illustrated writes that Minnesota’s loss to Green Bay (7-3) on Sunday raised more questions about both NFC North teams:
The Vikings had entered a pivotal NFC North contest earlier Sunday morning against the Packers, and Minnesota was ahead by a game, at home, their season full of promise, ready to assume the mantel of new division king.
They exited in a tie for first place after the Packers’ resounding 30–13 victory, and while no one in the locker room appeared shattered, it also seemed clear that the Vikings knew what this loss meant.