Nah, that’s no fun. If we do that, the Bears punch it in on 2nd-and-goal, Bernard Berrian never makes the 99-yard grab, Bennie Sapp enters the witness protection program and who knows what happens next. So instead, let’s stay positive (like The Hold Steady and Stu). If you can fathom the Vikings winning at Detroit and then winning one out of three after that without either Williams, then you can imagine a scenario by which the Vikings still win the division at 9-7, then get two of their best five defensive players back, rested and ornery for a home playoff game. Hey, Detroit and Arizona have terrible running games. Atlanta is beatable in the Dome. The Giants might not have anything to play for by Week 17. Or you can choose to imagine a scenario by which the Vikings hand Detroit its first win of the season and proceed into a downward spiral that ends with no more victories this season and heads rolling afterwards. The choice is yours. Which will it be?

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