Prediction: Vikings 24, Patriots 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| New England Patriots |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 13 |
Tom Brady |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 26 |
Shane Vereen |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 5-35, 0 |
| RB 41 |
Stevan Ridley |
Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 15 |
Julian Edelman |
Rec: 7-75, 1 TD |
| WR 77 |
Kenbrell Thompkins |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| WR 87 |
Danny Amendola |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 3 |
Rob Gronkowski |
Rec: 7-65, 1 TD |
| TE 41 |
Tim Wright |
Rec: 1-15, 0 TD |
| K 5 |
Stephen Gostkowski |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 225, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 3 |
Adrian Peterson |
Rush: 95, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 70 |
Matt Asiata |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 20 |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
| WR 40 |
Greg Jennings |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR 90 |
Jarius Wright |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 5 |
Kyle Rudolph |
Rec: 5-55, 1 TD |
| K 17 |
Blair Walsh |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Patriots Head coach BILL BELICHICK (199) needs 1 win to become 6th coach in NFL history with 200 regular-season wins... Last week, QB Tom Brady (49,398 pass yards) surpassed HOFer WARREN MOON (49,325) for 6th all-time pass yards. His 148 regular-season wins are tied for 3rd most all-time by starting QB. Has won all 3 career starts vs. Vikings, passing for 851 yards with 8 TDs & 1 INT for 110.7 rating... Since 2012, RB Stevan Ridley ranks 1st in AFC with 19 rush TDs. Averages 4.4 yards/att. (2,498 yards, 563 att.), highest avg. in club history (min. 500 att.). In past 2 vs. NFC, has 144 rush yards on 33 att. (4.4 avg.) with 3 TDs... WR Julian Edelman aims for 5th in row vs. NFC with 3+ rec. In past 4 on road, has 35 catches for 412 yards. TE Rob Gronkowski has TD catch in 5 of past 6... LB Jerod Mayo led team with 12 tackles & sack last week. In only career meeting, CB Devin McCourty had INT.
 Vikings QB Matt Cassel was drafted in 7th round (No. 230) of 2005 Draft by NE & spent 4 years with Patriots. In 2008, started 15 games (10 wins) & had career-highs in att. (516), comp. (327), comp. pct. (63.4) & yards (3,693)... In only meeting, RB Adrian Peterson had 142 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 50 rec.) & rush TD. In past 11 home games, has rushed for 1,436 yards (130.5 per game) & 12 TDs. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads NFL with 10,190 rush yards & 86 rush TDs... WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson had 67-yard TD run last week & is 1st WR since 1970 with 35+ yard TD run in 3 consecutive games. Has TD in 6 consecutive games & has 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.) during that span. WR Greg Jennings had TD catch in last game vs. NE (12/19/10 with GB). TE Kyle Rudolph had TD last week... LB Chad Greenway has INT in 3 of past 4 vs. AFC. Had 11 tackles in last meeting vs. NE. S Harrison Smith had sack & 81-yard INT-TD last week, his 3rd career INT-TD. CB Captain Munnerlyn leads NFL with 4 INT-TDs since 2012. DE Everson Griffen had 2 sacks last week. Has 4.5 sacks in past 3 & aims for 4th game in row with sack.
Results and Schedule
| New England Patriots |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
MIA |
A |
L 20-33 |
-13 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
MIN |
A |
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| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
OAK |
H |
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| 4 |
2014-09-29 |
KC |
A |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CIN |
H |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
BUF |
A |
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| 7 |
2014-10-16 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
CHI |
H |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
DEN |
H |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
IND |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
DET |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
GB |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SD |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
MIA |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
BUF |
H |
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
STL |
A |
W 34-6 |
+28 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
NE |
H |
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| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
NO |
A |
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| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
ATL |
H |
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| 5 |
2014-10-02 |
GB |
A |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
DET |
H |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
BUF |
A |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
TB |
A |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
WAS |
H |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
CHI |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
GB |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CAR |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DET |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
MIA |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
CHI |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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NE
Offense |
MIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
20.0 |
34.0 |
22.4 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards |
89.0 |
186.0 |
115.0 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.45 |
6.20 |
4.36 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
51.8% |
68.0% |
64.3% |
MIN |
| Passing yards |
226.0 |
160.0 |
244.2 |
NE |
| Passing yards per completion |
7.79 |
9.41 |
10.45 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
4.04 |
6.40 |
6.71 |
MIN |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
MIN |
| Sacks allowed |
4.0 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
29.4% |
27.3% |
39.3% |
NE |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
0.0% |
54.2% |
NE |
| Time of possession |
29:33 |
28:17 |
30:13 |
NE |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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NE
Defense |
MIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
33.0 |
6.0 |
22.4 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards |
191.0 |
72.0 |
115.0 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.03 |
3.27 |
4.36 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
56.3% |
66.7% |
64.3% |
NE |
| Passing yards |
169.0 |
246.0 |
244.2 |
NE |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.39 |
10.25 |
10.45 |
NE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.28 |
6.83 |
6.71 |
NE |
| INT return |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
MIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
NE |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
5.0 |
2.2 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
53.8% |
28.6% |
39.3% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
54.2% |
- |
| Time of possession |
30:27 |
31:43 |
30:13 |
NE |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NE |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.5 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
NE |
| Yards per kick return |
25.7 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
NE |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.0 |
4.8 |
8.4 |
MIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
25.0 |
26.0 |
23.0 |
NE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NE |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
9.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
MIN |
| Penalty yards |
100.0 |
60.0 |
60.5 |
MIN |
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Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2014 season. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| New England Patriots vs. Minnesota Vikings |
| 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 |
| 2010 |
8 |
2010-10-31 |
MIN |
NE |
18-28 |
NE |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 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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