NFL · 2026

Minnesota VikingsNFC North - .000 pct vSun 27 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Washington CommandersNFC East - .000 pct

Match resultMinnesota 77%Tie <1%Washington 23%

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 17 points in the Playoffs race.

Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds7%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds8%
Washington Commanders
Playoffs25%
Division15%
Byeseason odds2%
Minnesota winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings54%73%▲ +19Washington Commanders25%9%▼ -16
TiePlayoffsMinnesota Vikings54%61%▲ +7Washington Commanders25%11%▼ -14
Washington winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings54%56%▲ +2Washington Commanders25%22%▼ -3

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NFC East · winner qualifies direct

NFC North · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify