Do you need motivation for Sunday? You’re in the right spot.
The Minnesota Vikings (7-9) will travel to Ford Field for an end-of-season date at the Detroit Lions (11-5) this weekend. Detroit has the NFC’s No. 3 seed wholly sewn up, while Minnesota has a minuscule chance of shuffling into the postseason.
Why Vikings Fans Should Even Bother Watching against DET
Kevin O’Connell’s team once owned a fancy 6-4 record — that feels like eons ago — but has finished the season on a 1-5 skid, all but canceling most playoff hopes.
There are still a handful of reasons to tune in this weekend, though, and these are those.