Vikings Earn Surprise Spot on Super Bowl List
Brad Rempel-Imagn Images The Seattle Seahawks weren’t supposed to sprint to the Super Bowl last year, and they especially weren’t supposed to win the whole thing. But they did — and now NFL. com has sized up five squads that could replicate that path.
Wouldn’t you know it? The Vikings are among them. Minnesota’s path is obvious: defend like crazy, get enough from Kyler Murray, and let Kevin O’Connell steer it.
That’s the word from Tom Blair, who claimed last week that the Vikings could follow a Seattle-like path to Super Bowl LXI . Brian Flores Gives Minnesota a Real Contender Blueprint Would you be stunned if Minnesota morphed into a real contender? Minnesota Vikings running back Jordan Mason powers through the defense during second-half action against the Washington Commanders, keeping his legs churning on Dec 7, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Vikings leaned on their ground game at U.
S. Bank Stadium in a late-season NFC matchup. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images.
Blair on the Vikings as a Super Bowl Dark Horse Blair named five teams that could follow in Seattle’s footsteps: the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers — and the Vikings. On Minnesota, he explained , “Do they have a Dark Side? Brian Flores’ famously formidable defense was as effective as ever in 2025, ranking seventh in EPA per play (-0.
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