The Minnesota Vikings are set to face the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. It's the final game of the wild card round after five games.
The AFC had the first three games with the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, and Buffalo Bills advancing to the divisional round with the Ravens will face the Bills and the Texans will face the Kansas City Chiefs.
The final two games on Sunday were going to decide the Vikings' fate if they get the win on Monday night and we now know the schedule for the divisional round.
Vikings divisional opponent would be the Eagles
Sunday afternoon was the first NFC wild card game, as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 22-10 in the late afternoon game. In the night game, the Washington Commanders got their first playoff win since 2005 when they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, by beating the Buccaneers 23-20.
With those games done, the schedule for the divisional round is set with games on Saturday, January 18th, and Sunday, January 19th.
- Saturday 3:30 CT: Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Saturday 7:00 CT: Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions
- Sunday 2:00 CT: Minnesota Vikings/Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- Sunday 5:30 CT: Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills
The Vikings know who they will have to face in the divisional round, but they still have to beat the Rams on Monday night. If they can't do that, who they would face in the divisional round is moot.
Now that the schedule is set, we can plan on a potential Vikings game next Sunday.
