Of course they’re one of the teams to get the extra road game to start out.Take it FWIW but this site supposedly got the entire Vikings schedule early:
NFL Schedule Leak
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***Official 2021 Vikings***
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Very few gimmes there.Take it FWIW but this site supposedly got the entire Vikings schedule early:
NFL Schedule Leak
Obviously things change from year to year but based off last seasons records Vikes have 5th toughest schedule.
Lets hope so. Still not buying that happens till I hear the Packers officially announce it.
I'm sure it's probably harder than I imagine, but I feel like it'd be easy to avoid a team playing three straight home games, and three separate back to back away matchups. Cincy to Arizona, Baltimore to LA, and San Fran to Detroit are all pretty solid jaunts too
Unless you meant start out by meaning week 1 and not start out this new Era of 17 games. But the entire NFC got the extra road game this season. It'll flip back and forth
Sad news:
www.espn.com
Burns, former Vikings coach known for wit, dies
Jerry Burns, the colorful character who took over the Vikings in a time of turmoil and led the team to three playoff berths, has died at age 94.
www.espn.com
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I started following the Vikings during his first year as head coach. I was 8 years old. Before that I only knew the NFL by its star players. I had no idea if Jerry Burns was a good coach or bad coach. He was just THE coach as far as I was concerned.Sad news:
Burns, former Vikings coach known for wit, dies
Jerry Burns, the colorful character who took over the Vikings in a time of turmoil and led the team to three playoff berths, has died at age 94.
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The Vikings and gimmes are not compatible things anyway.
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I'm slightly more optimistic, but I still think 9 wins is the best case scenario.
Beat Detroit twice
Split with Chicago and Green Bay
Beat Cincy, Carolina, and Pittsburgh
Then get 3 of Arizona, Seattle, Cleveland, Dallas and the Chargers.
And if you get lucky and AR isn't with Green Bay, maybe you have a little more breathing room. Not an easy road, to be sure, but it's the path is there.
Absolute ceiling is 11 wins. To get there you need to sweep DET, and take 3-4 from GB (No Rodgers) and CHI (rookie QB woes or Dalton and they limp to a 6-8 wins).
Team has a floor or 6 wins win my opinion (DETx2, CIN, CAR and 50/50 games against DAL, LAC, PIT and CHI x2)
I'd have them 1-3 heading into week 5. Calls for Zim to be fired get VERY noisy
Beat DET and CAR to get to 3-3 at the bye. Fire Zim talk settles into the bye
Could very easily lose 5 in a row coming out of the bye. 50/50 games against DAL and LAC likely mean they are around 4-7 and 5-6 going into week 13
Best DET and beat either PIT or CHI to get to 6-8 or 7-7
Only win 1 against LAR, GB and CHI
Finish between 7-10 and 8-9
Team has a floor or 6 wins win my opinion (DETx2, CIN, CAR and 50/50 games against DAL, LAC, PIT and CHI x2)
I'd have them 1-3 heading into week 5. Calls for Zim to be fired get VERY noisy
Beat DET and CAR to get to 3-3 at the bye. Fire Zim talk settles into the bye
Could very easily lose 5 in a row coming out of the bye. 50/50 games against DAL and LAC likely mean they are around 4-7 and 5-6 going into week 13
Best DET and beat either PIT or CHI to get to 6-8 or 7-7
Only win 1 against LAR, GB and CHI
Finish between 7-10 and 8-9
