BRIAN MURPHY
Cardinals 31, Vikings 20: Last week's face-plant against Seattle carried the weight of three losses, exposing fatal flaws and razor-thin margins. The defense is too banged up to slow down the high-flying Cardinals in a tight turnaround.
TOM POWERS
Cardinals 31, Vikings 14: Sometimes, schedule dictates that you must play against a really good team. Fortunately for the Vikings, that hasn't been very often in 2015. But this is one of those weeks. Vikings are banged up, too. Would-be viewers are advised to try to find a Christmas party instead.