The Minnesota Vikings host the Los Angeles Chargers this Sunday at 12 PM CST in U.S. Bank Stadium.
Two teams come out of the gates in a disappointing fashion to start 2023. These two teams had playoff aspirations coming into the season and now, three weeks in, are in a must-win situation to keep those playoff hopes alive.
Not to say that 0-3 teams are eliminated from playoff contention, but out of the last 200 teams that have started 0-3 (since 1979), only six teams have made the playoffs. The most recent was Houston in 2018, who had to ride the back of a dominating defense to win nine straight to get back into the playoff race.
The Chargers are well aware that a team is still in the thick of it after losing two games and winning the third. That was their path to the postseason just last season.
In a game this important, every edge matters. In this exercise, we discuss who has the advantage at each position.