Looking down from atop the NFC North, there is a big game in Week 17 for second place behind the champion Detroit Lions. The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings are facing off to be No. 2 and keep their chances of qualifying for the postseason alive.
Minnesota will host the Packers on Sunday night with a new quarterback under center. After Nick Mullens threw four interceptions to the Lions in Detroit’s Week 16 win in Minnesota, the Vikings are turning to rookie Jaren Hall at quarterback.
Hall was Minnesota’s fifth-round pick out of BYU. He started one other game but was quickly knocked out with a brain injury.
The winner of Sunday’s game will finish level its record at 8-8 and stay alive in the chase for one of the final two wild card spots. That could include a trip to Ford Field in the wild card round to meet the Lions, depending on how the final two weeks play out.
