The Minnesota Vikings defeated their old friend Kirk Cousins ​​twice, got five touchdown passes from Sam Darnold and beat the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 at US Bank Stadium in a resounding victory that improved their record to 11-2.

The Vikings once again kept pace with the Detroit Lions (12-1) and Philadelphia Eagles (11-2) in the race for the first overall seed in the NFC. They have now won six games in a row, but remain the No. 5 seed in the conference for now due to Detroit’s dominance.

With 11 wins under their belt and four games remaining in the regular season, will the Vikings secure a playoff spot come Week 15? Here’s where they stood at the start of Sunday’s late game window after beating Atlanta:

The Minnesota Vikings playoff ranking scenarios for Week 14

2. Arizona Cardinals loss AND LA Rams loss or draw against Buffalo Bills

UPDATE: The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Arizona Cardinals 30-18, but the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Buffalo Bills 44-42, denying Minnesota’s deciding scenario.

Vikings fans cheered on both the Seattle Seahawks (7-5) and the Buffalo Bills (10-2) on Sunday night. If both teams had won, Minnesota would have secured its spot in the playoffs heading into next week’s home game against the Chicago Bears.

However, they couldn’t get the help they needed as the Bills fell to the Rams at SoFi Stadium.

Of course, Minnesota will still make the playoffs thanks to its impressive winning percentage of .846 through 14 weeks. The Vikings can still secure their spot in the playoffs if they win against the Bears next week or one of their remaining four games of the season.

After hosting Chicago in Week 15, the Vikings now face Seattle (away), Green Bay (home) and Detroit (away).

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