So, Do We Have A Realistic Chance of Beating the Vikings?

[Hoenheim]

It's really hard to have faith in this team and especially the defense over the past 2 weeks. The Vikings are riding the longest win streak in the NFC and have the best record in the conference since the Eagles lost last weekend. Do we even have a remote shot at winning this game? Because everything I've seen over the past 2 weeks hasn't been good enough material to beat the top dog. 

I've watched a few Vikings games this year and they seem to have more talent across the board, better coaches. The worst matchup has to be their WRs vs our secondary. Thielen and Diggs have been torching good defenses, I'm shuddering to think what they will do to these dudes that have been burned for 2 weeks straight. I don't see any obvious matchup advantages we might have over them.

And considering the Saints lost last night to the falcons, we may have to win out to even just make the playoffs . We only have 4 losses but we're currently the #6 seed and have the last playoff spot. 

[Saca312]

If Wilks dials back the blitz’ and forces Keenum to be a QB we’ll be fine. 

Olsen being back helps free up Funchess and CMC some more, and Ryan Kalil should only help our o-line. 

Ideally we’d also want Samuel healthy, but even so the Vikings are still beatable

[Fox007]

Yea we have a remote chance at winning....stack the box, stop the run and play man up on the WRs and make the QB beat you.(no 10 yard cushions)

Run  RB screens to Griffins side/some option to check him. Don't do 7 step drops against that line. Slants, smoke screens, crossing routes.

If we play sit back and just continue to let weak QBs get good looks/confidence....welp.....we'd be looking at another Rivera masterpiece.

[Jangler]

tbh it going down to which team believes the most in it's elf.

[Lemory]

Vikings have a good run game and the best defense we'll face all year. This next game will determine the rest of our season and it really all depends on which Panthers team shows up. We need everything to go right for us to win this one. 

[Fox007]

2 minutes ago, Jangler said:

tbh it going down to which team believes the most in it's elf.

So i'm not the only one with an elf.

[ECUPantherFan]

Seriously people.  It's the fuging Vikings.  Their QB is Case Keenum.  We are going to win.

[thefuzz]

Go back and look at the teams we have beaten.  Pats stand out for sure...after that who's good on there?  Maybe the Lions....I guess.

 

I think we are frauds to be honest....we lost to Mitch Trubisky for gods sake.

 

That said, of course we could beat them...but I have little faith this year.

To beat them we will need to get pressure from the front 4, and be able to run on one of the best defenses in the league.

[hepcat]

If the Panthers defense forces some turnovers, they can win. If Minnesota’s offense plays a mistake free game, there is zero chance in hell the Panthers win. 

[teeray]

We gonna beat em emphatically

[Jangler]

8 minutes ago, stbugs said:

I’d think autocorrect issue if it weren’t for the awful grammar earlier. Might be a Christmas metaphor?

 

[Nails]

Is this a joke?  Case Keenum has had a great year under the circumstances but this is a franchise that has never won a Super Bowl, hasn’t won a playoff game since 2009, and whose drafts (Ponder?  Bridgewater?  Bradford?  Kalil?  Floyd?  Treadwell?  Cook?  Patterson?  None of these guys will even be in uniform or a factor.) have been filled with more busts and snake bites than not in recent history.  Their best player in Peterson is gone.  Their top FA was Mike Remmers, who himself has been out.

OF COURSE WE HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE!!!!!

[thefuzz]

3 minutes ago, Nails said:

Is this a joke?  Case Keenum has had a great year under the circumstances but this is a franchise that has never won a Super Bowl, hasn’t won a playoff game since 2009, and whose drafts (Ponder?  Bridgewater?  Bradford?  Kalil?  Floyd?  Treadwell?  Cook?  Patterson?  None of these guys will even be in uniform or a factor (Treadwell) have been filled with more busts and snake bites than not in recent history.  Their top FA was Mike Remmers, who himself has been out.

OF COURSE WE HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE!!!!!

And yet, here they sit...at the top of the NFC.

Great coaching going on in the frozen North.

[CarolinaSamurai]

It's easy. We win we have a chance to go to the playoffs. We lose we have to rely on others to get in. It's a must win game and if we can't I don't like our chances even if we make the playoffs. 

I won't be surprised either way