The Minnesota Vikings entered the season with more questions than answers.
They let Dalvin Cook, Za’Darius Smith, and Adam Thielen go, and there were even some rumors about potentially trading Kirk Cousins as well.
Then, dropping their first three games and four of their first five made people think that they were already out of playoff contention, but that might not be the case anymore.
NFL analyst Craig Carton believes they just saved their entire season by beating the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, going as far as to predict that they will play a playoff game this year (Via the Carton Show).
“The Minnesota Vikings are going to play a playoff game this year because of the steady hand of Kirk ‘Prime Time’ Cousins.”
— @craigcartonlive pic.twitter.com/Nmbjko1YgO
— The Carton Show (@TheCartonShow) October 24, 2023
While that could seem far-fetched as they’re 3-4, he pointed out the fact that they’ll face the Detroit Lions — which is the only team that could challenge them for the division — two times in the last three weeks.
More than that, the rest of their schedule is pretty much winnable, with the Cincinnati Bengals being the only threat to beat them.
The Vikings are set to play the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, and Chicago Bears before their BYE week, and Carton believes they should win all of those games behind Kirk Cousins’ steady play.
Then, they’ll get the Las Vegas Raiders, Bengals, Lions, Packers, and Lions again, so his prediction might not be that far-fetched.
Cousins is playing the best football of his career, and they’ll get Justin Jefferson back at some point, so don’t sleep on this team for the rest of the season.
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