Getty Former Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater #5 makes a play against the Dallas Cowboys. The Minnesota Vikings have two games to wrestle the No. 1 seed in the NFC from the Detroit Lions , including a head-to-head tilt featuring a familiar face in quarterback Teddy Bridgewater . A first-round pick by the Vikings in 2014, Bridgewater has spent time with the Denver Broncos , Miami Dolphins , and New Orleans Saints . He also preceded Vikings QB Sam Darnold with the Carolina Panthers .