Skinny Post: Vikings Aim to Snap 3-Game Skid

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings will travel to the nation’s capital this weekend with the hopes of snapping their three-game losing streak.

The Vikings play at the Redskins in a noon (CT) matchup. Minnesota is 5-3 and is in first place in the NFC North but hasn’t won in more than a month (Oct. 9 against Houston).

The Vikings will face a stern test in a Washington offense that ranks fourth in the league by averaging 410.3 yards per game. Minnesota’s defense, meanwhile, ranks first in the NFL by allowing just 15.8 points per game and is third is yards allowed (298.9 per game).

Washington is coming off its bye week and is 4-3-1 after playing to a 27-27 tie against Cincinnati in London in Week 8.

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