St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings: What’s the Game Plan for St. Louis?

November 7, 2015   ·   Steven Gerwel   ·   Jump to comments

The St. Louis Rams (4-3) will take on the Minnesota Vikings (5-2) for a critical NFC matchup with possible playoff implications. The Rams will need to execute a flawless game plan to survive a Vikings team that has won five of its last six games. 
If the season were to end today, the Vikings would take the NFC's sixth and final seed, and the Rams would fall just short as the conference's seventh-best team. This game is an opportunity for St. Louis to gain the upper hand in the playoff race. 
If the Rams and Vikings finish with identical records, this game's outcome will be the tiebreaker. That's a nice safety net to have moving forward, especially if St. Louis fails to best the Arizona Cardinals and win the NFC West. 
The stakes are high for this game. Other than the rematches against Seattle and Arizona, this is likely the most important game left on St. Louis' schedule.
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