Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks

TV: 8:15 p.m. ET Monday, ESPN

Records: Vikings 8-3, Seahawks 9-2

Line: Seahawks by 2½

Vikings’ keys: They will need to rely heavily on QB Kirk Cousins, who has 21 touchdowns to only three interceptions. Minnesota’s defense will have to find a way to stop Seattle QB Russell Wilson, who is having an MVP-caliber year (24 touchdowns, three interceptions).

Seahawks’ keys: They will need to stick to basics, relying on RBs Rashaad Penny and Chris Carson to pound the ground and set the tempo.

Who wins? The Seahawks will find a way to get a statement win Monday night, but it might require last-minute heroics from Wilson. Seahawks 27, Vikings 20

— Liz Mathews

 

 

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