As we are now in the month of September, that means football is upon us. The offseason is long gone, the preseason is complete, and 53-man rosters are in place as coaches prepare for Week 1 opponents.
With all that in the rearview mirror, we get to look at some final power rankings before all that shuffling begins with wins and losses affecting things. The latest rankings are from ESPN and their group of beat writers. They ranked the Vikings 22nd after an offseason and preseason that was confusing, yet predictable, at times for a team looking to win the NFC North.
The rest of the NFC North shaped up as the following:
- Green Bay Packers 7th
- Detroit Lions 11th
- Chicago Bears 12th
Needless to say, the fight for them to go up the rankings is going to be tough. However, to the benefit of the Vikings, they play the Packers in Week 1, so a win over a top-10-ranked team could see them spring-board up the rankings and perhaps even jump the Bears or Lions if one were to lose.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Where are the Vikings in the latest batch of ESPN power rankings?