It is very uncomfortable and trite analyzing how tragedy will affect the outcome of a sporting event. I already very much liked Minnesota pending Christian Palmer was not their starting QB.

Cam Newton is destined to be an all-time what could have been player. He put together one of the great rookie years in NFL history and has done almost nothing since. Carolina is 1-3 straight up and against the spread, with their only win to horrible NY Giants.

Yes it is unnerving saying this, but I fully expect the Vikings to completely rally around Adrian Peterson, who vowed to play after the senseless and unspeakable murder of his son.

I am not a fan of Matt Cassel, but love the fact he is not Christian Ponder, a big addition by subtraction. We have documented several times how integral Jerome Felton is for the Vikes.

They win two in a row by a TD or more.