MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings remain in contention for a spot in the NFC Playoffs this week, despite losing to the Seahawks on Sunday.
Minnesota (8-4) has the same record as Green Bay (8-4), which holds the head-to-head tiebreaker for the lead in the NFC North with four games left to play.
View game action images from Sunday's game vs. Seattle.
The NFL's last unbeaten team, Carolina (12-0), and Arizona (10-2) have the inside tracks on first-round byes.
If the playoff brackets were formed today, the other matchups would be:
Minnesota visiting Washington (5-6), and Seattle (7-5) visiting Green Bay for Wild Card games.
Washington hosts Dallas (3-8) on Monday Night Football and has a chance to go up a game on NFC East foes Philadelphia (5-7) and the New York Giants (5-7).