The results are in from our SB Nation Reacts survey for this week, ladies and gentlemen, so let’s take a look at what everyone thinks about our Minnesota Vikings topic for this week.
We asked you, with training camp just having gotten underway, whether or not you feel our favorite squad will be making a return to the postseason this year. ‘Tis, apparently, the season for positivity around here, as the local gentry feels the purple will be playing into mid-January rather than just the early portions
of it.
Of those who responded to our survey, a full 80% feel that the Vikings will make a return to the playoffs this season after a one-year hiatus. More of you feel that they’ll be joining the playoff field as a Wild Card team than as the NFC North division champion, with 44% of our respondents saying the Vikings will make the postseason as a Wild Card team and 36% saying they’ll win the NFC North for the first time since 2022. And there are 20% of you who responded that believe the Vikings will miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
I do think the Vikings will make their way back to the playoffs this season, and I do think it’s more likely they’ll be there as a Wild Card than as a division champ. I expect the NFC North to, once again, be among the toughest divisions in the NFL this season, and even though the Vikings were. . .in theory. . .one botched kickoff return away from winning the NFC North last season, the margin for error is going to be pretty slim again this year. Have the Vikings made enough of the necessary changes to get over the hump and get to the top of the division? Obviously, we don’t know what role injuries are going to play around the division yet, either.
Here’s hoping that our optimism isn’t misplaced when it comes to our postseason hopes for the 2026 season. We’re a little less than two weeks away from seeing an actual football game involving our favorite team, albeit one that doesn’t count for anything other than seeing who will take some of the spots at the bottom of the roster. I, for one, will just be happy to see it.
As always, we want to thank all of you who took the time to participate in our survey for this week. Keep your eyes out for the next one!
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