With Panthers Win, Vikings Could Clinch NFC North

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Case Keenum’s improbable season has the Minnesota Vikings thinking playoffs.
Keenum entered the league as an undrafted rookie in 2012, one year after Cam Newton made a splash as the No. 1 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.
While the two quarterbacks have taken dramatically different paths, it is Keenum who has the Vikings positioned to win the NFC North — and perhaps even earn home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Vikings (10-2) can clinch