VikingsTerritory asked a handful of Vikings fans for a prediction of Sunday’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The Consensus Prediction — Falcons at Vikings
The fans have spoken.
The Vikings have suddenly won five straight games after a two-game skid following the bye week. Things are looking up, and Minnesota has overwhelming odds of reaching the postseason.
Minnesota will face a reeling Falcons team this weekend, led by passer Kirk Cousins. They’ve lost three straight. Atlanta is in the mix to win the NFC South and leads that division, at least for a few more days.
Vikings fans predict the Vikings will win their 11th game of the season.
Fans unanimously chose the Vikings, evidently content with the state of play in Minnesota. The recent wins have restored folks’ faith.
Here’s how the fan panel sees the score for Week 14:
Bruce Johnson: Vikings Win, 24-23
Chris: Vikings Win, 37-17
Christina: Vikings Win, 31-21
Eric Horstman: Vikings Win, 27-24
Ivan, Czar of Bohunks: Vikings Win, 44-10
Legend of Corra: Vikings Win, 34-30
PurpleVikodin: Vikings Win, 31-28
RedNPurple: Vikings Win, 40-3
SkolSister: Vikings Win, 27-16
Skol Tom: Vikings Win, 34-13
Steve Berglund: Vikings Win, 21-20
Tadd: Vikings Win, 27-17
Thee…Mr. Legend: Vikings Win 24-3
Mathematically en masse, fans predict the Vikings will top the Falcons by a score of 31-17.
And the season standings for fans’ predictions:
Christina: 10-2
Ivan, Czar of Bohunks: 10-2
Skol Tom: 10-2
RedNPurple: 8-4
Steve Berglund: 9-3
Chris: 9-3
PurpleVikodin: 9-3
SkolSister: 9-3
Eric Horstman: 7-5
Legend of Corra: 8-4
Tadd: 8-4
Thee…Mr. Legend: 8-4
Bruce Johnson: 6-6
Sporting News’ Vinnie Iyer picked the Vikings to defeat Atlanta, 31-27, and explained: “Kirk Cousins is playing poorly and struggling with interceptions going into his tough road game at his former home in Minnesota. Brian Flores and the Vikings’ defense will work to be aggressive to put pressure on him, but Cousins will rebound with a motivated performance to keep the NFC South leaders in the game. In the end, counterpart Sam Darnold gets to go to work on a weaker pass defense at home.”
The Vikings are favored to prevail by six points against the Falcons. Minnesota has the league’s top-rated defense per DVOA through 13 weeks.
The Vikings have a 99.7% chance of reaching the postseason per DVOA. Arizona checks in around 53.2% per the same metric. Minnesota has defeated Atlanta five times in six tries in the last decade.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
All statistics provided by Pro Football Reference / Stathead; all contractual information provided by OverTheCap.com.
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