Vikings Followers Identify a New Defensive MVP

It’s time to try the outcomes of our SB Nation Reacts survey for this week, and we’ve bought a change of opinion from Minnesota Vikings followers from the primary time we requested one in every of our questions earlier this season for everybody to chew on.

However first, let’s check out our typical first query about whether or not or not everyone seems to be assured within the path the purple are going. As you’d count on, the quantity could be very excessive as soon as once more.

We’re again as much as 97% of our readers feeling that the Vikings are stepping into the precise path, which might be what you’d count on for a crew on a six-game successful streak and in place to clinch a playoff spot. This isn’t the best the quantity has been this season. . .it has gotten as excessive as 98%. . .however that’s nonetheless a fairly strong determine for any crew, actually.

Now, we requested you for the second time this yr who the defensive MVP of the Vikings is. Earlier this yr, Andrew Van Ginkel blew away the sphere once we requested this query, however this time round individuals have responded a bit in a different way.

This time round, our readers declared linebacker Blake Cashman to be the Vikings’ defensive MVP, giving him 37% of the vote. Jonathan Greenard checked in with 29% of the vote, ok for second place, whereas Van Ginkel dropped to 3rd with 24%. As lots of people famous, the one two video games the Vikings have misplaced this yr got here with Blake Cashman on the sideline, so there is likely to be some advantage to this. Actually, although, it’s laborious to go flawed with any of these gamers being the choice.

To complete issues off this week, we have now our have a look at what people who find themselves betting on this week’s sport in opposition to the Chicago Bears suppose goes to occur, courtesy of our pals at FanDuel. The Vikings are as massive a favourite as they’ve been all season, and the playing sorts on the market appear to suppose that it’s justified.

A full 85% of those that are placing their cash down this week are placing it down on Minnesota, regardless of the unfold being a full landing. These are two groups stepping into reverse instructions, so the quantity is sensible. Nonetheless, we all know that divisional video games may be bizarre typically. Issues are lining up for the Vikings to win massive, however I’d be completely satisfied in the event that they received by any margin, to be sincere.

That’s a have a look at our SB Nation Reacts survey outcomes for this week. As all the time, we thank everybody who took the time to vote in our survey and voice their opinion within the feedback part. We’ll have one other group of questions for you subsequent week.