Vikings’ Super Bowl Odds Fade to +3300 After Settling for No. 6 Seed in NFC

• The Minnesota Vikings have +3300 odds to win the Super Bowl 
• Minnesota (10-5) is locked into the #6 seed as the second Wild Card in the NFC 
• The Vikings will need to win three road games to reach the Super Bowl

The Minnesota Vikings remain an NFL playoff team this season, but in essence, they are to Super Bowl contenders what Khloe is to the popularity of the Kardashians. Yes, both are part of the show but really, no one takes them seriously.

The ineptness of the Vikings has turned Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears into a meaningless affair in terms of postseason implications.

Locked into the #6 seed in the NFC, the Vikings’ only uncertainty is who they will play in their NFC Wild Card game. Is it any wonder then that Minny’s Super Bowl odds are rising rapidly?

A week ago across the leading sportsbook, Minnesota was at average odds of +2167 to win the 2020 Super Bowl. Today, the Vikings are at +3300.

Super Bowl 54 Odds

Odds taken Dec. 24th 

The Vikings, who are 4-4 on the road this season, need to win three road games to get to the Super Bowl.

Vikings Pack It In

The Vikings entered Monday’s home game against the Green Bay Packers still with a chance to capture the NFC North Division title. They also came into the game with a perfect 6-0 mark straight up at US Bank Stadium.

Yet with so much on the line, Minnesota completely laid an egg.

Green Bay handed the Vikings an opportunity to set the tone via three first half turnovers. But, when the teams went up the tunnel for halftime, Minnesota’s advantage on the scoreboard was a paltry 10-9.

After the touchdown off the Rodgers interception the Vikings offense went

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That's an ass kicking.

— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) December 24, 2019

The second half was an epic disaster for the Vikes. Green Bay scored two unanswered touchdowns. Minnesota finished the night with only seven first downs and 139 yards of total offense. The seven first downs were the fewest by the Vkings in a home game since 1971.

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for just 122 yards and was sacked five times.

Injuries Impacted the Game

When Minnesota’s offense has all hands on deck, it can be a thing of beauty. At the moment, too many key parts are broken.

The Vikings took the field Monday minus running backs Dalvin Cook (chest) and Alexander Mattison (ankle). Combined, Cook (1,135 yards, 13 touchdowns) and Mattison (462, 1) have run for 1,597 yards and 14 TDs.

Vikings averaged 2.62 yards per play and had 7 total first downs.

Among teams not named the Jets, those are the worst marks by an an offense in a game this season.

— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) December 24, 2019

Cousins utilizes their strong running attack to open up the vertical passing game to Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs. Minus the ground game, Diggs was checked on three catches for 57 yards and a TD. Thielen didn’t catch a pass the entire game.

Vikings and Super Bowl Doesn’t Compute

Putting Minnesota and Super Bowl contender in the same sentence isn’t viable – and it’s got nothing to do with the fact that the Vikings are 0-4 in the game.

Minny lost four of the first 11 Super Bowls, and hasn’t been back since.

They spent $84 million in guaranteed money on a QB who doesn’t win the big games. Which game this season was Cousins’ signature victory? The Eagles? The Cowboys? He’s a QB who puts up stats but doesn’t succeed against tough opponents.

When the Vikings try to win the division… #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/ScBzR5qzW7

— Robert Skae (@SkaePrideRally) December 24, 2019

Minnesota’s current Super Bowl odds are at the highest level since Oct. 4, when the Vikings were +3600. And they should be that high.

The Vikings are an unsafe Super Bowl wager at any price.