Week 18 · 2025–26 season
Vikings
W 16-3 vs Packers · Jan 4, 2026
Misery Index · Meh
Vikings fans toasting a Packers win while quietly bracing for what a McCarthy-led playoff trip actually looks like.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
Sixteen points beat Green Bay, which counts for something, even if J.McCarthy's deep shot to J.Nailor was the only stretch of offense that felt like a plan. Two E.Wilson runs stuffed for losses up the middle told the rest of the story — the defense won this game, and the fanbase knows it. The Packers are dead in the standings; whether Minnesota is actually built for January is a different question entirely.
What fans said
“Never hurts to beat the Packers though. SKOL!”
u/RoaringGorilla▲ 329joy
“Lefleur is, and will always continue to be, a bitch.”
u/EvilJ1982▲ 73rage
“If this is the end, it has been a pleasure.”
u/tomasdiesel▲ 107despair
“Every team in the North got Nine'd.”
u/Epicapabilities▲ 215pride
“Fuck MLF for that field goal imo”
u/BobDeLaSponge▲ 30rage
“Legitimately emotional about Harrison and CJ likely being done. I remember Harrison being drafted and being so pumped about getting a safety.”
u/CornSkoldier▲ 46despair
14 more
“Finishing the season with a win against the Packers to end above .500 is a great ending given how things looked Weeks 3-13.”
u/OBAFGKM17▲ 75pride
“I’ll take that taunting every day of the week. Show em who you are young buck. Fuck all the whiny haters that shit was awesome”
u/mcmaster93▲ 32joy
“Getting shut-out is embarrassing as hell.”
u/HandsomeJack19▲ 37rage
“Fuck that penalty, taunt those stupid green bastards 9”
u/TreyVader▲ 19rage
“Pussies in here getting mad at him for that”
u/wombocombo27▲ 25rage
“You guys are halfwits. A fractured hand isn't something that goes away in a week.”
u/Viking999▲ 24rage
“If you don’t like CJ Ham, fuck you. I’ll say it.”
u/IvanPaceJr▲ 22rage
“Swept Detroit and should’ve swept Chicago tbh”
u/SilentNova300▲ 86pride
“I hate my life. I hate everything that is good.”
u/Dangerous_Employee80▲ 14despair
“Insane that after all QB carousel shenanigans, we were still just a half game away from the playoffs”
u/SilentNova300▲ 120hope
“Bash it up your ass Matt LaFleur”
u/Noneforme0▲ 15rage
“Anyone mad at 9 is still riding that Cousins blue ball dick.”
u/OkPresentation9748▲ 18rage
“any day with a CJ Ham touchdown is a win.”
u/IMP1017▲ 27joy
“1k for JJ!”
u/Hank_Scorpio_ObGyn▲ 12joy