NFL · 2026
Minnesota Vikings1st NFC North - 1.000 pct vSun 6 Dec, 4:25 PM EST Carolina Panthers1st NFC South - .500 pct
Match resultMinnesota 72%Tie <1%Carolina 28%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 7% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 18 points in the Playoffs race.
Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs83%
Division55%
Conferenceseason odds22%
Super Bowlseason odds13%
Byeseason odds28%
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs47%
Division38%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Minnesota winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings83%98%▲ +15Carolina Panthers47%50%▲ +3
TiePlayoffsMinnesota Vikings83%94%▲ +11Carolina Panthers47%52%▲ +5
Carolina winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings83%92%▲ +9Carolina Panthers47%68%▲ +21
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1MinnesotaDivision55%4-0-01.000-2ChicagoDivision22%3-1-0.75013DetroitDivision13%2-2-0.5002NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
1MinnesotaPlayoffs83%4-0-01.0007CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.500