CBS Sports predicted each game on the Vikings’ 2020 schedule, and though the outlet projected the young secondary to get burned multiple times, it still had Minnesota finishing with a winning record.
The Vikings will finish 9-7 in 2020, CBS Sports predicted, which could very well be good enough for a playoff spot. In fact, CBS Sports has the Vikings doing just that, in late-game fashion against the Lions.
Here’s what the outlet said about the Lions-Vikings game in Week 17:
“Faced with an opportunity to clinch one of the NFC’s extra wild card spots, the Vikings go down to the wire with Patricia’s Lions, who get another boost from Stafford’s big arm. In the end, Cousins is ultra-efficient down the stretch to capitalize on Detroit’s ailing secondary, with Dan Bailey securing Minnesota’s trip back to the playoffs on a late field goal. Vikings win 27-24.”
Overall, a Vikings’ playoff berth, even if the team gets knocked out early, would be a fine outlook for a Minnesota team that is relatively young.