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Scoggins: Final 4 games will define wild Vikings season
Minnesota's 2020 season has already been filled with numerous twists and turns.
The Vikings got off to a poor start at 1-5, with the team hampered by turnovers and inconsistency on defense.
But Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer's team has steadied the ship of late, winning five of six to pull to 6-6, and to currently occupy the seventh and final playoff spot in the NFC.
But with four games to go, columnist Chip Scoggins of the Star Tribune recently wrote that Minnesota's 2020 story will be defined by the final four regular-season games.
Scoggins wrote:
Act III of the strangest season in team history officially starts now. That they are even in this position is a testament to their ability to stay engaged mentally and competitively, a gift from the schedule-makers and the fact that the NFL is filled with lousy teams.
But here they are, holding the NFC's seventh seed, the final playoff position, with four games left. The safe bet is that the Vikings need to go 3-1 to keep a playoff spot, which means they likely need to win either at Tampa Bay or at New Orleans, and also not trip up against Chicago or at Detroit.
This stretch will set the record on two fronts: Can the Vikings win in a higher weight class? And can Dalvin Cook make it to the finish line without collapsing from exhaustion?
The Vikings have looked really good, really bad and really mediocre at various times this season. They have been consistent in being confounding, which is another way of saying inconsistent. That attribute in a team is a surefire way to drive outside observers bonkers.
Minnesota's final quarter of the 2020 season begins Sunday at Tampa Bay, which is in sixth in the NFC Standings and coming off its bye. The Vikings then come home to host the Bears, followed by road games in New Orleans (on Christmas Day), and Detroit in Week 17.