Backups front and center as Bengals, Vikings fight for playoff spots

(Photo credit: Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK)A surprising playoff-implication Saturday hits Cincinnati when the Bengals host the Minnesota Vikings in a matchup of seven-win teams banking on big things from their backups.

The Vikings (7-6) are coming off a win in the lowest-scoring NFL game of the season, a 3-0 victory at Las Vegas.

Backup quarterback Nick Mullens replaced Josh Dobbs and led Minnesota