Minnesota had a lot riding on its Week 15 game.
With their loss to the Bears, the Vikings playoff chances dropped to just 3%. It’s not completely over, but the postseason is a long shot at this point.
On account of that, the team should start looking ahead and that involves some reflection. The Vikings are a good team, but they clearly have some problems — in pretty much all phases of the game — that need to be fixed.
So, it’s harsh truth time. Here are some things that may be hard to hear if you’re the Vikings, but you have to consider anyway: