Minnesota Vikings: 5 Bold predictions for NFC Championship vs. Eagles

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 14: Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings directs the offense at the line of scrimmage against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at U.S. Bank Stadium on January 14, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JANUARY 14: Owner Zygi Wilf of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates after the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints on January 14, 2018 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Saints 29-24. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /

1. Vikings will advance to Super Bowl LII in Minnesota

I don’t know about you, but I love to see teams accomplish things for the very first time. All of the longing and waiting, all of the fighting and grinding, all coming together to do something that no other team in NFL history has done before. If the Vikings can somehow win the NFC Championship Sunday in Philadelphia, they’ll have done just that.

My decision for the prediction of this game was sealed when Stefon Diggs caught the winning touchdown pass against the Saints last weekend. For all intents and purposes, New Orleans had that game in-hand; only a miracle could’ve kept the Vikings season alive. Yet, the boys in purple are still playing.

It’s dangerous to let a team off the hook who’s also, arguably, the best team in the NFL. Thanks to a terrible play from the Saints secondary, the Eagles are going up against an extremely confident and talented bunch from Minnesota this weekend.

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At the end of the day, I think this matchup comes down to Nick Foles and Case Keenum. The two former Rams teammates probably never thought they would meet-up on championship weekend back then, but here we are. In a game that will, most likely, be decided by a few points, I believe Keenum will be the man who leads his team, and city, to the Super Bowl in Minnesota.

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