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Vikings just one game away from Super Bowl
On Sunday, they beat the Saints in a game that will be remembered as one of the greatest finishes in NFL history.
Vikings and fans ready for today's playoff game
If the Vikings win Sunday's game and the following week, they will earn a berth in the Super Bowl in their home stadium.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are on pace to win nearly 50 games and secure a spot in the playoffs for the first time in 13 years.
MPR's Phil Picardi spoke to Star Tribune digital sports editor Howard Sinker about the Minnesota Vikings and whether they could make it to the Super Bowl.
Vikings cruise past Bengals 34-7 to clinch NFC North
The game went so smoothly that Teddy Bridgewater even made his grand entrance, his first live action in 16 months since a massive knee injury.
Why so glum? The Lynx captured their fourth WNBA championship in seven years. The Twins made the playoffs after finishing last a season ago. The Timberwolves are on track to be a playoff team for the first time in many years. The Vikings are in first place. And the University of Minnesota men's basketball team is nationally-ranked.
If the Vikings win Thursday against Detroit, it puts them in a very strong position to make the playoffs.
Fourteen months after suffering a serious knee injury, Teddy Bridgewater was finally activated this week by the Minnesota Vikings. In his absence Case Keenum has been playing well, so it's unclear when Bridgewater will play again for the Vikings.
The University of Minnesota Men's basketball team began their season Thursday night with an exhibition game against Concordia.
The Minnesota Timberwolves begin a new season Wednesday night when they take on the Spurs in San Antonio.