NFL · 2026
Minnesota VikingsNFC North - .000 pct vSun 6 Dec, 4:25 PM EST Carolina PanthersNFC South - .000 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
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds7%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds8%
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs32%
Division21%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds2%
Minnesota winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings54%72%▲ +18Carolina Panthers32%14%▼ -18
TiePlayoffsMinnesota Vikings54%60%▲ +6Carolina Panthers32%21%▼ -11
Carolina winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings54%54%±0Carolina Panthers32%26%▼ -6
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
0-0-0DetroitDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MinnesotaDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0ChicagoDivision24%0-0-0.000-NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0AtlantaDivision34%0-0-0.000-0-0-0New OrleansDivision24%0-0-0.000-0-0-0CarolinaDivision21%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify