Vikings picks: Can Minnesota slow down Dak Prescott?
Dec 14, 2025
Pioneer Press staffers who cover the Vikings lend their best guesses at predicting Sunday’s game in Dallas against the Cowboys:
Dane Mizutani
Cowboys 34, Vikings 23: Dak Prescott is the exact type of quarterback that has had success against Brian Flores in the past. J.J. McCarthy won’t be able t
o hang with Prescott in the shootout.
Charley Walters
Cowboys 31, Vikings 21: Dallas QB Dak Prescott welcomes the Sunday Night national spotlight. The Vikings aren’t ready for it.
John Shipley
Cowboys 24, Vikings 23: Big picture, a Dallas team playing at home with Dak Prescott and playoff dreams seems like an easy pick, but the Vikings showed they still have a heart, if not much of a pulse, last week.
Jace Frederick
Cowboys 21, Vikings 14: If Brian Flores quiets the high-octane Cowboys on national television, does he become the next head coach of the Bengals this offseason?
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