NFL · 2026
Minnesota Vikings1st NFC North - 1.000 pct vSun 27 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Washington Commanders4th NFC East - .250 pct
Match resultMinnesota 78%Tie <1%Washington 22%
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 4% 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 14 points in the Division race.
Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs83%
Division55%
Conferenceseason odds22%
Super Bowlseason odds13%
Byeseason odds28%
Washington Commanders
Playoffs18%
Division9%
Minnesota winDivisionMinnesota Vikings55%78%▲ +23Washington Commanders9%3%▼ -6
TieDivisionMinnesota Vikings55%73%▲ +18Washington Commanders9%7%▼ -2
Washington winDivisionMinnesota Vikings55%64%▲ +9Washington Commanders9%8%▼ -1
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1GiantsDivision34%3-1-0.750-2PhiladelphiaDivision33%2-2-0.50014WashingtonDivision9%1-3-0.2502NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1MinnesotaDivision55%4-0-01.000-2ChicagoDivision22%3-1-0.75013DetroitDivision13%2-2-0.5002The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
1MinnesotaPlayoffs83%4-0-01.0007CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.50013WashingtonPlayoffs18%1-3-0.250