Minnesota very easily could have lost the game against Carolina.
But the Vikings’ bad luck late in games was bound to run out. It did on Sunday when Panthers kicker Joey Slye missed what would have been the game-winning field goal.
To be fair, there were some games earlier in the season — against the Titans and Seahawks, to name a few — that could have gone the Vikings’ way, but didn’t. The team finally faced off against an opponent that could not make it pay at the end of the game.
The Vikings move to 5-6. Here is the stock up, stock down from the win: