Must Win Sunday!!!

by LoveHate on Dec 26, 2008 6:20 PM CST

This has to be precedent. For what might be the first time in league history, an entire division (all four teams) has something to play for on the final day of the regular season. Each NFC North team finds itself in a must win situation. The stakes for each are drastically different, but all have there price.

It is amazing that an entire division, even those whose playoff dreams have ended in weeks past will leave every bit of the football remaining in their collective souls on the field this Sunday.

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears should be in position to, well, go golfing. However, the Minnesota Vikings, by characteristically making their own path more difficult, have left the door cracked for the Windy City club to possibly blow in. For Chicago to have any chance at the post season, the Bears must win at the Houston Texans and pray for a Minnesota Vikings season ending collapse.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are on the verge of setting the most notorious record in all of professional sports: A completely defeated season! The organization's problems have been well chronicled, but prior to now, few took the time to ponder this reality. Sunday's game at the Green Bay Packers is a must win for this shameful franchise hoping to avoid the shame of all shames.

Green Bay Packers

The Packers' early season success seems a distant memory. Losers of seven of their last eight including five in a row, this team should be preparing (at least mentally) for a long off-season. However, this weekend, division cellar rival Detroit and their giant Goose Egg come to town to force Green Bay to compete in what would otherwise be a meaningless contest. Green Bay must win this game; not as some sign of 'righting the ship', but to avoid being the one team Detroit was able to best in its record setting season of futility.

Minnesota Vikings

In control of their own playoff fate for a second consecutive week, the Minnesota Vikings and their fans would want it no other way. The organization is haunted by the a historical inability to finish strong, the proverbial "closing of the deal," on its way into the playoffs. The Vikings must win to prove that their season had more ups than downs, and that they are on the right track.

Poll

Which NFC North team's 'Must Win' scenario is most consequential?

Detroit Lions, Can it get any worse than this?

8 votes

Green Bay Packers, You mean we have to show up?

0 votes

Chicago Bears, Come on Minny - choke, choke, choke!

3 votes

Minnesota Vikings, Win and We're in baby!

43 votes

54 votes | Poll has closed

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Here we go again

We win we in. If Tjack is going to make a statemant game this is it. It is all in his hand. Samething as last year with the Redskins game. We win we in. I am a vike fan go vike. I don’t care who is the qb.

by vikefansd on Dec 26, 2008 7:10 PM CST reply actions

ya know this could be a signature game for tarvaris. his first playoff appearance would come off a victory were its win and your in or lose and leave a chance. and it is for our first north title ever. sounds like the making of history. plus it would be against the raining SB champs.

purple is the color of royalty

by da2213viking on Dec 26, 2008 7:33 PM CST reply actions

What? It’s not the first ever North title is it? Maybe I’m thinking of when we were back in Central.

by Frost on Dec 26, 2008 10:06 PM CST up reply actions

Looks Like...

I’ll be channel surfing during commercial breaks all over the league on Sunday…should be a helluva day.

by purplegrey on Dec 26, 2008 8:03 PM CST reply actions

prediction

lions 17 – packers 10

by NativeViking on Dec 26, 2008 8:07 PM CST reply actions

Agree

by vikefansd on Dec 26, 2008 8:36 PM CST up reply actions

Disagree, but would love to see happen!

Gonzo2

by Gonzo2 on Dec 26, 2008 8:48 PM CST up reply actions

Naw the Packers won’t lose to the Lions. It can’t be done, no matter how hard a team tries.

by Frost on Dec 26, 2008 10:06 PM CST up reply actions

Because

I think the lion is going to be more hungary then the packers. They are down, and a down team is fragile.

by vikefansd on Dec 26, 2008 11:36 PM CST reply actions

oh yeah

Nothing is sweeter the seeing them loose to the lion.

by vikefansd on Dec 26, 2008 11:37 PM CST reply actions

Food for thought

Which match up is most consequential?
Does the Vikings game, with it’s playoff implications make it the most consequential?
What if the Vikings make the playoffs? And if they don’t?

If the Lions finish the season 0-16, they’ll be the first team to go winless since teams began playing a 16 game season. Does that not make it more consequential?

by LoveHate on Dec 27, 2008 1:04 AM CST reply actions

In terms of the league, its definitely the Lions game. Hands down. That story has been plastered all over every sports site, newspaper, magazine, and blog since they were 0-5.

But in the state of MN, or where ever you other Vikes fans hail from, and this site, it’s definitely the playoff game.

by Frost on Dec 27, 2008 9:12 AM CST up reply actions