Erebus
Active member
Who are you rooting for today? There's a case to be made for each one, plus a lot of us have some animosity towards both teams for various reasons. It basically boils down to who do we want to win the division? The loser will probably get a wild card.
The case for the Packers: Since we already lost to the Packers, they hold a tie breaker over us. We have no shot at winning our division, so we aren't competing with them for the #2 seed. We'd basically be competing against them for a wild card if they were to lose this game. We still have an opportunity to hold a head-to-head tie breaker over the Vikings, increasing our wild card chances. And screw the Vikings because Hutchinson.
The case for the Vikings: They are not as good as their record. Football Outsiders has them at just 19th in DVOA. If we make the playoffs and the Vikings win the NFC North, there is a good chance we'd play them in the first round. They would probably get the 3rd seed, the Packers would probably get the 5th seed, and we'd get the 6th seed, which would pit us against the Vikings in the first round. This would probably be our easiest matchup. And screw the Packers because they whine about everything.
The case for the Packers: Since we already lost to the Packers, they hold a tie breaker over us. We have no shot at winning our division, so we aren't competing with them for the #2 seed. We'd basically be competing against them for a wild card if they were to lose this game. We still have an opportunity to hold a head-to-head tie breaker over the Vikings, increasing our wild card chances. And screw the Vikings because Hutchinson.
The case for the Vikings: They are not as good as their record. Football Outsiders has them at just 19th in DVOA. If we make the playoffs and the Vikings win the NFC North, there is a good chance we'd play them in the first round. They would probably get the 3rd seed, the Packers would probably get the 5th seed, and we'd get the 6th seed, which would pit us against the Vikings in the first round. This would probably be our easiest matchup. And screw the Packers because they whine about everything.