Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 1 of the 2025 playoffs and mocks himself for some preseason misses

The Minnesota Vikings are the No. 5 seed in the NFC and will need to exact revenge against the Los Angeles Rams in order to advance to the divisional round of the postseason. From there, they could be looking at a rematch with the Detroit Lions or a trip to Philadelphia to face the Eagles.

I'm not in charge of handing out NFL awards, but I feel like the Chiefs need to be rewarded with an actual tank for the tank job they pulled off in Week 18. Instead of a Lombardi trophy this year, just give every player on the team a tank.

The Vikings face the Lions in Detroit on Sunday. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.

The Minnesota Vikings won nine straight games to improve to 14-2, giving themselves an opportunity to play for the NFC North and the top spot in the NFC playoffs. The Vikings faced the Lions in Detroit.

It’s back to work for the Vikings, who open the playoffs Monday night in Los Angeles against the Rams. That work will begin with head coach Kevin O’Connell trying to get quarterback Sam Darnold back on track after a humbling loss in Detroit.