The Vikings are coming into this game with a 7-6 record this season and they are right in the playoff race with that record. The 1st Wild Card spot will likely go to a team from the NFC East as the Eagles and Cowboys are both 10-3 but the Vikings are right in the 2nd Wild Card spot with 6-7 being the next record after them. They are going to be hungry for another win here to keep their game lead over everyone else in the NFC but they will also be hungry to have a better offensive performance coming off of a 3-0 win in their last game. The Vikings are going to be starting Nick Mullens who has not started in this offense yet this season but he was the one who came in last week and drove down the field for the game winning field goal. The Vikings are going to respond in this game with a better offensive performance after last week and they are going to need it as they are going up against a Bengals team that has been on fire recently. The Bengals are also coming into this game with a 7-6 record this season but because they are in the AFC which is much stronger this season, they are actually sitting in 4th place of their own division and they are also tied with 5 other teams in the AFC at 7-6. The Bengals are going to be pushing hard to win this game at home as they need it for the Wild Card race and their offense has been very good recently with Browning at QB as they have scored 34 points in each of their last 2 games. The Bengals are going to score points at home here with the way their offense has been rolling recently but the Vikings will be looking to respond after scoring 3 points in their win last week and they will have to match the Bengals on offense as they also need to win this game for the playoff race. Between these two teams, there will be enough points in this game to push it over the total.