The 1-4 Vikings face off against the 0-5 Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Vikings will be without Dalvin Cook, while the Falcons just fired their head coach.
It goes without saying that things have been better for both of these teams.
Per NFLPickWatch, 91% of NFL experts have the Vikings beating the Falcons to get their second win of the season.
To round out the NFC North, 75% of experts have the Packers beating the Bucs, 54% have the Bears losing to the Panthers and 71% have the Lions beating the Jaguars.
Right now, the Vikings have an 18.3% chance to make the playoffs per FiveThirtyEight. A win would increase those odds. Things don’t get easier. The Vikings travel to play the Packers in Week 7.