NFL Game Preview: Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots - Week 8

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Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots - Week 8

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BUF KC	10 13
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MIA CIN	22 14
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JAC DAL	35 17
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GB NYJ	9 0
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DEN SF	16 24
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CAR STL	10 20
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WAS DET	25 37
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TEN SD	25 33
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MIN NE	18 28
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SEA OAK	3 33
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TB ARI	38 35
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PIT NO	10 20
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HOU IND	17 30
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 23, Vikings 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Brett Favre	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 12	Randy Moss	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 17	Percy Harvin	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 68	Bernard Berrian	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 18	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24	Ryan Longwell	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 12	Defense / ST

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New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Tom Brady	Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23	Danny Woodhead	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 35	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 10	Wes Welker	Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 32	Deion Branch	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 62	Brandon Tate	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 3	Aaron Hernandez	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 3	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 3	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Vikings In 7 career games vs. NE (incl. SB XXXI), QB Brett Favre has completed 128 of 209 (61.2 pct.) for 1,438 yards with 12 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 94.9 passer rating... RB Adrian Peterson has 1,615 rushing yards & 15 TDs in 13 career games vs. AFC (124.2 yards per game). Has scored 5 TDs in past 5... In 52 games over 4 seasons w/ NE, WR Randy Moss had 259 catches for 3,904 yards & 50 TDs, incl. NFL single-season record 23 in 2007. Moss is tied w/ BEN COATES for 2nd on Pats' all-time TD rec. list (STANLEY MORGAN, 62). Had 130 yards on 5 catches (26.0 avg.), incl. 73-yard TD, in last game vs. Pats (9/8/05 w/ Oak.). WR-KR Percy Harvin has 5 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush, 1 KR) in past 4. Had 17-yard TD run last week... DE Jared Allen has 2 sacks in 2 career games vs. NE. Had 3rd career INT last week vs. GB along with 2 PDs. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 63 tackles & has 10+ in 3 straight games. LB E.J. Henderson had 8 tackles & sack in last meeting. S Madieu Williams had INT last week, 1st since 11/23/08 vs. Jax.

Patriots Patriots have won 18 of past 19 reg-season games against NFC & aim for 16th consecutive win against NFC at home... NE leads NFL averaging 29.5 points per game in '10... QB Tom Brady has won 23 consecutive regular-season games at home as starter, 2nd-longest streak by QB in NFL history (Brett Favre, 25 in 1995-98). Has 27-5 (.844) record as starter against NFC. Brady has 2-0 record against Vikings w/ 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114.2 passer rating... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis aims for 5th straight game w/ rush TD... WR Wes Welker has 10 receptions & 100+ receiving yards (107, 105) in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC... Rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (4th round, No. 113) ranks 2nd among NFL rookies w/ 355 receiving yards... Rookie CB Devin McCourty (1st round, No. 27) had 1st career INT last week. DE Brandon Deaderick (7th round, No. 247) aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ sack.

Results and Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-09	NO	A	L 9-14	-5
2	2010-09-19	MIA	H	L 10-14	-4
3	2010-09-26	DET	H	W 24-10	+14
4		Bye
5	2010-10-11	NYJ	A	L 20-29	-9
6	2010-10-17	DAL	H	W 24-21	+3
7	2010-10-24	GB	A	L 24-28	-4
8	2010-10-31	NE	A	L 18-28	-10
9	2010-11-07	ARI	H
10	2010-11-14	CHI	A
11	2010-11-21	GB	H
12	2010-11-28	WAS	A
13	2010-12-05	BUF	H
14	2010-12-12	NYG	H
15	2010-12-20	CHI	H
16	2010-12-26	PHI	A
17	2011-01-02	DET	A

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CIN	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2010-09-19	NYJ	A	L 14-28	-14
3	2010-09-26	BUF	H	W 38-30	+8
4	2010-10-04	MIA	A	W 41-14	+27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	BAL	H	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	SD	A	W 23-20	+3
8	2010-10-31	MIN	H	W 28-18	+10
9	2010-11-07	CLE	A
10	2010-11-14	PIT	A
11	2010-11-21	IND	H
12	2010-11-25	DET	A
13	2010-12-06	NYJ	H
14	2010-12-12	CHI	A
15	2010-12-19	GB	H
16	2010-12-26	BUF	A
17	2011-01-02	MIA	H

Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings
Questionable	OG Chris DeGeare (Ankle) QB Brett Favre (Foot) CB Lito Sheppard (Hand)
Probable	SS Husain Abdullah (Concussion) CB Chris Cook (Knee) DE Letroy Guion (Hamstring) OG Steve Hutchinson (Quadriceps) OC John Sullivan (Calf) DT Pat Williams (Quadriceps)
IR	CB Cedric Griffin (Right Knee ACL)
PUP	WR Sidney Rice (Hip)

New England Patriots
Out	FS Jarrad Page (Calf) RB Fred Taylor (Toe)
Questionable	WR Deion Branch (Hamstring) FS Patrick Chung (Knee) DE Mike Wright (Knee)
Probable	QB Tom Brady (Shoulder)
IR	FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder) CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder) RB Kevin Faulk (Right Knee ACL) OG Nick Kaczur (Back) FS Brandon McGowan (Chest) DE Darryl Richard (Foot) DE Ty Warren (Hip)
Holdout	OG Logan Mankins

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIN Offense	NE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	22.7	28.0	22.2	NE
Rushing yards	145.0	99.3	113.8	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.81	3.98	4.20	MIN
Completion %	58.6%	65.0%	61.1%	NE
Passing yards	199.7	210.0	225.1	NE
Passing yards per completion	10.47	9.67	10.87	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.13	6.29	6.64	NE
Interceptions	2.0	0.7	1.1	NE
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.3	0.8	NE
Sacks allowed	2.7	2.3	2.2	NE
3rd down conversions	40.9%	40.0%	38.6%	MIN
4th down conversions	42.9%	60.0%	49.1%	NE
Time of possession	30:13	29:16	30:19	MIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIN Defense	NE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.0	22.7	22.2	MIN
Rushing yards	99.3	108.3	113.8	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.94	3.84	4.20	NE
Completion %	61.5%	70.6%	61.1%	MIN
Passing yards	208.3	275.3	225.1	MIN
Passing yards per completion	9.87	10.23	10.87	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.07	7.22	6.64	MIN
INT return	1.3	1.0	1.1	MIN
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.0	0.8	MIN
Sacks	1.0	2.3	2.2	NE
3rd down conversions	41.2%	47.8%	38.6%	MIN
4th down conversions	60.0%	66.7%	49.1%	MIN
Time of possession	29:47	33:05	30:19	MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	MIN	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.3	10.6	9.5	NE
Yards per kick return	25.1	25.3	23.1	NE
Yards allowed per punt return	3.4	6.0	9.5	MIN
Yards allowed per kick return	23.8	27.4	23.1	MIN

Misc Stats Comparison

	MIN	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	5.7	6.4	NE
Penalty yards	46.7	54.7	55.4	MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. New England Patriots
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	MIN	NE	21-13	MIN
2002	12	2002-11-24	MIN	NE	17-24	NE
2006	8	2006-10-30	NE	MIN	31-7	NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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