First-place Vikings host second-place Packers Sunday

On Sunday, the first-place Minnesota Vikings host the second-place Green Bay Packers at TCF Bank Stadium in a key NFC North showdown.

Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, talks with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about how the two teams ended up in this surprising position.

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