Our Staff Prediction for Seahawks at Vikings
Dustin Baker
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The VikingsTerritory collective staff prediction for the Minnesota Vikings date with the Seattle Seahawks is ready.
Minnesota faces desperation in Week 3, losing two heartbreakers out of the gate in 2021. The docket gets no easier as Russell Wilson heads to Minneapolis, a man whose team has never lost to the Vikings while he’s in charge. The Wilson Seahawks are 7-0 against Minnesota.
But the writers at VikingsTerritory predict the Vikings will notch their first win of the season. Last week, we picked the Cardinals to win by three, and Arizona was victorious 34-33.
Nine contributors picked Minnesota to win whereas three believe Wilson moves to 8-0 versus the Vikings.
Here’s how the panel sees the score for Week 3:
- Dustin Baker: Vikings Win, 31-24
- Sean Borman: Seahawks Win, 27-24
- Josh Frey: Vikings Win, 34-28
- Henrique Gucciardi: Vikings Win, 30-21
- Wes Johnson: Vikings Win, 33-31
- Kyle Joudry: Vikings Win, 38-31
- Kirby O’Connor: Seahawks Win, 35-13
- Bob Sansevere: Seahawks Win, 31-28
- Ali Siddiqui: Vikings Win, 30-24
- Rick Sosa: Vikings Win, 27-24
- Andrew Waters: Vikings Win, 29-27
- Mike Wobschall: Vikings Win, 31-29
Mathematically en masse, we predict the Vikings edge the Seahawks by a score of 29-28.
Here are the season standings for our writers’ predictions:
- Dustin Baker: 1-1
- Sean Borman: 1-1
- Josh Frey: 1-1
- Wes Johnson: 1-1
- Kyle Joudry: 1-1
- Bob Sansevere: 1-1
- Rick Sosa: 1-1
- Mike Wobschall: 1-1
- Henrique Gucciardi: 0-2
- Kirby O’Connor: 0-2
- Ali Siddiqui: 0-2
- Andrew Waters: 0-2
Wes Johnson most accurately predicted the outcome last week, forecasting a 33-31 win by the Cardinals over the Vikings. Minnesota lost to Arizona 34-33.
It’s go-time for the Vikings. Head coach Mike Zimmer is already embroiled in “hot seat” chatter — at least according to oddsmakers — and an 0-3 start would only intensify it.
You know things are rough for the head-to-head matchup when stats like this are out there:
Justin Jefferson was in 4th Grade the last time the Vikings beat the Seahawks.
— Dustin Baker (@DustBaker) September 23, 2021
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).