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Ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Rams, it’s time to release our Minnesota Vikings Wild Card contest predictions.

NFL playoff odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for the Monday football game between Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.

The Vikings finished the 2024 regular season with a 14-3 record, second-best in the NFC, though they earned only a wild card spot in the playoffs after losing a division-sealing game to the Lions in Week 18. They'll play the Los Angeles Rams in the wild card round.

The ’24 Vikings are a hoot as the season contains all the ingredients that make being a fan of sports so captivating: Unexpected success, compelling story lines, high drama, stars shining, emotion and fun personalities.

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a loss to the Detroit Lions in the unofficial NFC North division title. The loss means the Vikings now have to face the Rams, the only other team to beat the Vikings in 2024.

The Minnesota Vikings went to Detroit and unfortunately Lions fans were the worst thing that happened on Sunday night.

The Detroit Lions defense held Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold to a 43.9% completion percentage and just 166 yards passing in a 31-9 win.

It’s back to work for the Vikings, who open the playoffs Monday night in Los Angeles against the Rams. That work will begin with head coach Kevin O’Connell trying to get quarterback Sam Darnold back on track after a humbling loss in Detroit.

As such, the Vikings are now the first 14-win wild-card team in NFL history and enter the postseason as the No. 5 seed in the NFC. And that makes their first-round matchup all the