The Final Verdict on Vikings at Seahawks Prediction
It’s time for the Minnesota Vikings to get the “Sam Darnold game” out of the way, and with some happenstance, undrafted rookie quarterback Max Brosmer will be the guy tasked with finagling an upset.
Fans deliver their final verdict on the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 13 trip to Seattle, offering a clear prediction on how the matchup is expected to unfold.
We asked fans about Week 13, resulting in a declaration that Minnesota will sadly fall to 4-8.
Seahawks-Vikings: Fans Weigh In
Minnesota travels to a traditional house of horrors on Sunday.
Score Forecasts from Fans
We asked each panel member for their final score in Week 13. Here’s what they said:
Bruce Johnson | @sachikojohnson: SEA Wins, 38-6
Chris | @skol227: MIN Wins, 27-20
Eric Horstman | @ehorstman23, SEA Wins, 31-13
Ivan the Czar | @up4discussion_7: SEA Wins, 27-24
Jens | @rednpurple77: SEA Wins, 35-21
Skol Tom | @SkolFrom WI: SEA Wins, 27-13
Steve Berglund | @VikesIn18: SEA Wins, 33-21
Tadd | @ST7CUbs: SEA Wins, 24-20
In Week 13, Tadd most accurately forecasted the outcome, picking the Packers to win by 10. Green Bay ultimately won by 17 in a sorrowful showing by the purple team. This week, Tadd prognosticated a narrow Vikings loss.
Standings Through Week 13
Here’s how the panel stands through 12 weeks of forecasting.
Eric Horstman: 7-4
Jens: 6-5
Tadd: 6-5
Skol Tom: 5-6
Bruce Johnson: 4-7
Ivan, the Czar: 4-7
Chris: 4-7
Steve Berglund: 3-8
Horstman took the pole position after Week 12, mainly because so many — not Horstman — maintained faith in Minnesota at Green Bay. That was not rewarded. At all.
The Official Fan Voice Score Pick
Tallying all eight fans’ predictions, the group believes Minnesota will lose at Lumen Field by a score of 30-18. It’s the most lopsided forecast against the Vikings by the group all season. They’ve finally relinquished realistic hope.
Minnesota would have to win its remaining six games to have a shot at the postseason, and losses by teams like the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers could be required along the way.
At Seattle, Minnesota will start an undrafted quarterback in his first-ever start for just the third time in franchise history. The other two? Sean Salisbury in 1992 and Todd Bouman in 2021. The Vikings won those two contests.
Week 13 Vikings Takes from NFL Media
NFL.com‘s Eric Edholm called the Vikings the league’s 10th-worst team this week and explained:
The Vikings have cornered themselves into a tough situation with J.J. McCarthy, who hasn’t grown as expected and is now dealing with his third worrisome injury — he was placed in the concussion protocol after Sunday’s loss to the Packers — in two seasons. Kevin O’Connell’s conservative play-calling has reflected the level of apparent trust he has in McCarthy: low.
Justin Jefferson is averaging 35 fewer receiving yards per game than he did in the 2023 season, when Nick Mullens, Joshua Dobbs and Jaren Hall started more than half of Minnesota’s games. It’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The more interesting question to ponder might be how the Vikings plan to handle the QB position in the offseason. McCarthy can’t just be handed the starting job without some competition, right? Perhaps Max Brosmer — slated to start if McCarthy can’t go this week at Seattle — will show he’s that guy. He can’t play much worse than McCarthy has so far.
The Athletic‘s Alec Lewis rolled with Seattle by a score of 31-13: “The Vikings have turned the ball over 21 times this season. Seattle has the second most, with 20. Make Darnold uncomfortable, and Minnesota can generate some turnovers, especially because I expect Brosmer to look more NFL-ready than McCarthy has.
“I just think too much of this Seahawks team from the top down. Their fronts can dominate the game, and we know what that can look like versus the Vikings.”
Minnesota is an 11.5-point underdog and hasn’t scored an upset that big in 15 years.
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