Do You Think The Minnesota Vikings Will Make It To The Superbowl?

Seems to me that the Vikings have a pretty decent shot at winning the NFC provided they stay healthy. They have a power running game with Peterson behind an excellent offensive line, Favre is gradually being allowed to open up and make more plays downfield and getting more comfortable with his receivers. Their defense can stop the run and force the pass. Special teams are solid. The likely competition appears to be from the New York Giants, but Manning is injured with plantar fascitis which is extremely painful and will only get worse as the season progresses. Only rest can heal this type of injury. The other contenders appear to be New Orleans and Chicago but not sure either of those teams are as balanced on both sides of the ball as Minnesota. What do you guys think?

<TABLE class=data-table1 border=0 cellSpacing=0 summary="This table summarizes the NFL standings." cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class="thd1 NFCcolors"><TD colSpan=18>National Football Conference - 2009 Regular Season </TD></TR><TR class=thd2 align=right><TD align=left>NFC East Team</TD><TD>W </TD><TD>L </TD><TD>T </TD><TD> Pct </TD><TD>PF </TD><TD>PA </TD><TD>Net Pts </TD><TD>TD </TD><TD>Home </TD><TD>Road </TD><TD>Div </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Conf </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Non-Conf </TD><TD>Streak </TD><TD>Last 5 </TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>New York Giants </TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>1.000</TD><TD>107</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>3-0</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>3-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>4W</TD><TD>4-0</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Philadelphia Eagles </TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.667</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>1W</TD><TD>2-1</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Dallas Cowboys </TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.500</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>2-1</TD><TD>.667</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>1L</TD><TD>2-2</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Washington Redskins </TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.500</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>2-2</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1W</TD><TD>2-2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tbdy-spacer></TD></TR><TR class=thd2 align=right><TD align=left>NFC North Team</TD><TD>W </TD><TD>L </TD><TD>T </TD><TD> Pct </TD><TD>PF </TD><TD>PA </TD><TD>Net Pts </TD><TD>TD </TD><TD>Home </TD><TD>Road </TD><TD>Div </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Conf </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Non-Conf </TD><TD>Streak </TD><TD>Last 5 </TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Minnesota Vikings </TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>1.000</TD><TD>118</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>3-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>4W</TD><TD>4-0</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Chicago Bears </TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.750</TD><TD>105</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD>2-1</TD><TD>.667</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>3W</TD><TD>3-1</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Green Bay Packers </TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.500</TD><TD>104</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD>2-1</TD><TD>.667</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>1L</TD><TD>2-2</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Detroit Lions </TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.250</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>134</TD><TD>-51</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>1-3</TD><TD>.250</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1L</TD><TD>1-3</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tbdy-spacer></TD></TR><TR class=thd2 align=right><TD align=left>NFC South Team</TD><TD>W </TD><TD>L </TD><TD>T </TD><TD> Pct </TD><TD>PF </TD><TD>PA </TD><TD>Net Pts </TD><TD>TD </TD><TD>Home </TD><TD>Road </TD><TD>Div </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Conf </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Non-Conf </TD><TD>Streak </TD><TD>Last 5 </TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>New Orleans Saints </TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>1.000</TD><TD>144</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>4W</TD><TD>4-0</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Atlanta Falcons </TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.667</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1L</TD><TD>2-1</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Carolina Panthers </TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.000</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>-50</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>0-3</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>3L</TD><TD>0-3</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Tampa Bay Buccaneers </TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.000</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>107</TD><TD>-53</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>0-3</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>4L</TD><TD>0-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tbdy-spacer></TD></TR><TR class=thd2 align=right><TD align=left>NFC West Team</TD><TD>W </TD><TD>L </TD><TD>T </TD><TD> Pct </TD><TD>PF </TD><TD>PA </TD><TD>Net Pts </TD><TD>TD </TD><TD>Home </TD><TD>Road </TD><TD>Div </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Conf </TD><TD>Pct </TD><TD>Non-Conf </TD><TD>Streak </TD><TD>Last 5 </TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>San Francisco 49ers </TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.750</TD><TD>102</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2-0</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>3-0</TD><TD>1.000</TD><TD>3-1</TD><TD>.750</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1W</TD><TD>3-1</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Arizona Cardinals </TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.333</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>1-0</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1L</TD><TD>1-2</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>Seattle Seahawks </TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.250</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD>1-2</TD><TD>.333</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>3L</TD><TD>1-3</TD></TR><TR class=tbdy1 align=right><TD align=left>St. Louis Rams </TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD class=sorted>.000</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>108</TD><TD>-84</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>0-3</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>0-4</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>4L</TD><TD>0-4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Bears dont have any business in the playoffs... from a Bears fan

Jets asked the same thing last year.

Answer: Favre will find a way to screw it up.

(He has won 3 playoff games the last 10 years ... after Holmgren left Green Bay

djmatt said:

Bears dont have any business in the playoffs... from a Bears fan

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Bears are among the top 6 teams in the NFC.

Vikings are very good but I think the Saints have a better overall team, mainly because of a better secondary.

they are a contender, that's all you can ask for

The 49ers are a contender. One last second play away from them being undefeated instead of Minnesotta.
Mike Singletary should definitely be coach of the year.
Go 49ers! There's a good chance they will have that asshole Crabtree soon too.

nimue77 said:

Go 49ers! Mike Singletary should definitely be coach of the year.

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Agree with you there. Wouldn't break my heart!

think they'll need home field to get there...not sure they can go to New Orleans or New York and win in the playoffs against those teams...they sneak in for home field, they'll be dangerous

favre wont last, too old and brittle. minn pass d isnt good. they are in a very tough division.

Still think Favre will pull a Favre in the playoffs. Those INT's are coming.

will be a great game next Sunday... FAVRE proved himself today once again against a Dallas D that looked unbeatable a week ago.

don't like that coach of the vikings...some of his calls are so suspect...like sean peyton in that matchup next week