Heading on the road to face a 9-2 team is generally a daunting task.
However, the Minnesota Vikings may just be the worst 9-2 team in NFL history.
That is not to say that the Jets should overlook the Vikings; the Jets cannot overlook anyone in their playoff push. However, this is not nearly as difficult a matchup as the following week, when the Jets head into West New York to face the Buffalo Bills.
Football Outsiders, the analytics website that is the home of DVOA, lists a metric called Estimated Wins (EW) to approximate how many wins the team should have considering their performance in high-leverage situations, including red zone defense, first quarter offense, and performance in the second half when the score is close.