Teddy Bridgewater Injury Leaves the NFC That Much More Wide-Open

September 1, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

If there's one thing we know about the NFL, it's that we know nothing about the NFL. Every year teams we expect to contend for playoff spots fall flat, while others come from nowhere to earn a spot in the postseason tournament.
Looking at you, 2015 Washington Redskins. Looking right...at...you.
That truism is proving true in 2016 before we even play a game that counts. Seventy-two hours ago, the Minnesota Vikings were considered very much in the mix for the playoffs in 2016. After all, the team is the defending NFC North champion.
Now, after a devastating injury, the Vikings' prospects for the upcoming campaign have been cast into uncertainty. And with them, the rest of the conference—because if the Vikings don't make the playoffs, some other team will.
The injury I'm talking about, of course, was the horrific knee injury suffered by starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in Tuesday's practice. Per a statement from the team, Bridgewater completely tore his ACL...

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