Another awesome week coming up?

by Figgs on Nov 9, 2009 10:06 AM CST Comment 23 comments

This coming week in football could be just as satisfying as this past week was. Speaking of satisfaction -- this week was about as satisfying of a bye week that a fan of the Minnesota Vikings could hope for. I don't need to go into detail here, we all know why..... I can't resist -- because the Bears got slaughtered, the Packers got embarrassed, and the Lions did what the Lions do, that's why! Maybe the only things better would have been:

If the Saints lost to the Panthers.
I also saw someone mention that with the Giants losing this week, perhaps their season is shaping up to them needing a win in week 17, so I guess you could debate that it would have been better that they had won? Maybe.

Anyhow, to the point. The Vikings could very well be the only winners of the division again this coming week. With the Bears facing the 49ers in SF this Thursday, the Packers facing the division leading Cowboys, and the Lions facing the division leading Vikings, I'd say that this scenario is very realistic. Added bonus; putting any hopes of playoff possibilities even further away from the Bears and Packers. I know their playoff chances are a longshot already as Gonzo pointed out yesterday, but I'm all for that fat lady's voice becoming even louder after this Sunday. If the division were to shape up the way we hope, we'd have:

Vikings @ 8-1

Packers @ 4-5

Bears @ 4-5

Lions @ 1-8

How sweet it would be, too. I'd say at that point we could be comfortable in saying we're in. I'm really not too concerned about the Packers game, but I really want SF to step up and destroy the Bears. What do you guys think will happen?

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How will the division games shake out this week?

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At this point...

Since we have a pretty good lead, I wouldn’t mind having the packers, bears and lions winning the majority of their remaining games – that way they’ll have lower draft picks next year

by Loki The Viking God on Nov 9, 2009 11:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Maybe the Packers and Lions

But the Bears traded away their first and second round picks for Cutler……. Too funny!

by Figgs on Nov 9, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Correct me if I am mistaken

But don’t the Bears only have 3rd round picks next two years? Dear God they will be bad.

by Jepp The Viking on Nov 9, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Just wow…

That’s a really good point.

They could get to be worse than the Lions for the next several years.

A good coach makes his team better, he doesn’t wait for a better team to make him look good.

by dwarg on Nov 9, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't explain

Just how good that makes me feel.

by Figgs on Nov 9, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hahaha

awww that’s so wrong of me but
na na na nah, na na na nah, hey hey hey…

by midnightwonder on Nov 9, 2009 12:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha Great Point!

I forgot about that – That is too funny – They could definitely use the help

by Loki The Viking God on Nov 9, 2009 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It's been a good week to be a Vikings fan

Hopefully next week will be just as enjoyable!

by Eric The Viking on Nov 9, 2009 1:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

You got that right Eric!

A bird in the hand is worth about 10.99 at KFC and makes me lick my chops
Yummy!!!!!

by kdog69 on Nov 9, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We win five and beat the bears once and I think we've clinched the division

And that’s if the Pack and the Bears don’t lose a single game in the future. I’m pretty sure the Bears are at least looking at two losses :D

by Grime on Nov 9, 2009 2:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Does the 5 include the win against Chicago?

Or does it need to be 5 plus a win against Chicago?

by Figgs on Nov 9, 2009 2:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If the 5 wins includes CHI we win the division on better division record

by PurpleJesus on Nov 9, 2009 3:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually CHI could only win 11 if we beat them once so we win

by PurpleJesus on Nov 9, 2009 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It was with the beat down of Chicago.

Five wins and all we have to worry about is a bye. However, I’m starting to think we’ll tag it in three wins.

by Grime on Nov 10, 2009 8:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If Demarcus Ware doesn't break Rodgers

I can see the Packers beating Dallas this week. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see the Packers lose, but they are desparate and at home. The Cowboy are coming off an emotional game and lead their division so they don’t need it as bad. The 49ers are dangerous at home and have a great chance to beat the Bears.

Truthfully the Vikings don’t need to worry about the Packers and the Bears. They just need to continue winning. The Vikings will beat Detroit, and will take care of business against Seattle next week.

by Belarus on Nov 9, 2009 3:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

In regards to the poll:

You really only had one option left as far as possible winning permutations, so if you just said only the Lions win, you would have had the exact same length of poll…

by ctowner35 on Nov 9, 2009 4:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

"Only the the Lions win"

Yeah, that's a major flaw in the poll

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Nov 9, 2009 4:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No - there were more

Lions win, Packers and Bears lose
Lions and Packers win, Bears lose
Lions and Bears win, Packers lose
Lions, Packers and Bears all win.

by Figgs on Nov 9, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Funny Figgs

I do think the Lions will get another win in the division it just won’t be against the Vikes.

by iowaron on Nov 10, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

8-0

I think the vikes go undefeated at home. Good teams should win at home. So that means 5 more wins. The vikes should go 13-3, maybe 12-4 worst case scenario. The question I have, is, would 12-4 be good enough for 1st rd. bye?

by PurpleCrush on Nov 9, 2009 6:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

A first round bye is ours to lose

we currently have the #2 seed in the NFC and we should have the #2 seed at the end of the season

by Loki The Viking God on Nov 9, 2009 7:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Packers wake up

I actually woundn’t mind seeing the Pack beat the Cowboys. They aren’t going to catch us & Dallas is the only team in the NFC with just 2 losses everyone else other than the Saints & Vikes have at least 3 . So cmon Pack beat Dallas. We control our own destiny anyway but a little help doesn’t hurt..

by iowaron on Nov 10, 2009 5:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Their Toast

The Bears are the only team in the division that has any chance and thats because they haven’t played us yet. They would need to sweep us to have a shot. On second thought thats why they can’t win the division because they haven’t played us yet.

by iowaron on Nov 10, 2009 5:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs