NFC Playoff Picture: Vikings don’t get help on Sunday

The Minnesota Vikings received no favorable results across the NFL on Sunday, leaving them under pressure heading into their Monday night game. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Las Vegas Raiders to maintain the top seed in the NFC with a 7-1 record. Meanwhile, divisional rivals the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, and Chicago Bears all secured victories.

A loss on Monday night would cause the 6-1 Vikings to fall from second place to sixth in the conference standings. Such an outcome would drop Minnesota behind the 7-2 Bears and the 6-2 Lions, who hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Vikings.