Minnesota Vikings

Vikings are No. 6 playoff seed. But who will they play?

December 24, 2019 at 5:47AM
A family of Minnesota Vikings fans wore matching sweaters as they arrived at U.S. Bank Stadium for Monday night's game against the Green Bay Packers.
A family of Minnesota Vikings fans wore matching sweaters as they arrived at U.S. Bank Stadium for Monday night's game against the Green Bay Packers. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Vikings locked themselves into the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs with Monday's loss. As for their wild-card weekend opponent? It could be any one of four teams, depending on the results of three games Sunday: Green Bay at Detroit, New Orleans at Carolina and San Francisco at Seattle:

Vikings at New Orleans

• San Francisco and Green Bay win, OR

• New Orleans and Green Bay lose

Vikings at Green Bay

• Green Bay loses and New Orleans wins

Vikings at Seattle

• Seattle and Green Bay win

Vikings at San Francisco

• New Orleans and Green Bay win and San Francisco ties

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