And it's not just the worst offensive DVOA game by a Vikings team, it's the worst one by a MILE. This was about 30 percent worse than the previous low, set back in the 1984 season opener, according to DVOA creator Aaron Schatz. And that metric factors in how good the Seahawks' defense is.

The Minnesota Vikings have their playoff hopes hanging in the balance when they face the Washington Commanders on Sunday. The only way for them to make the playoffs is to win the next five games, and the Green Bay Packers lose the next five games.

With its undrafted rookie quarterback leading the way, Minnesota lost 26-0 at the Seahawks. It's the first time the Vikings have been shut out since Nov. 11, 2007, ending a 294-game streak with at least one point.

Though the Vikings only needed about a yard to move the chains, O’Connell dialed up a play-action pass, asking a lot of rookie quarterback Max Brosmer, who was making the first start of his career. It proved to be a disaster of epic proportions that cost the Vikings in an embarrassing 26-0 loss to the Seahawks.

Fans expecting a showcase of two of the NFL’s star receivers on a sunny Sunday at Lumen Field instead got a defensive slugfest that saw both Justin Jefferson and Jaxon Smith-Njigba metaphorically sidelined.

The Minnesota Vikings won 14 games last season for the second most in franchise history. The Washington Commanders rode the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award winner, Jayden Daniels, all the way to the NFC championship game.

McCarthy cleared concussion protocol on Thursday, paving the way for his return to the starting lineup. The rookie quarterback suffered the concussion during Minnesota’s 23-6 Week 12 loss to the Packers and missed his team’s shutout loss against the Seahawks last week.

Vikings stall out on offense against Seahawks and head coach Kevin O'Connell's team suffers its first shutout in 18 years

Here are five takeaways from the triumph that improved Green Bay to 7-3-1. The Vikings mustered just 145 total yards, going 2-of-9 on third down. QB J.J. McCarthy (34.2 passer rating) was sacked five times and intercepted twice. Minnesota's only scores came on a pair of field goals from 50-plus yards.

The latest prominent draft expert to send Love to the Vikings is The Athletic's Dane Brugler, who dropped a new mock this week. In it, he has Love going to Minnesota with the No. 11 pick.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels still has not been cleared for contact and his status for Sunday’s game at the Minnesota Vikings is up in the air