The New England Patriots (6-4) face the Minnesota Vikingss (8-2) as Minnesota hosts a Thanksgiving game for the 1st time in its history. Thursday’s kick at US Bank Stadium is 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Patriots vs. Vikings and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
Both teams are coming off unusual games that made history.
The Patriots and Jets didn’t score an offensive touchdown and it took an 84-yard punt return touchdown by rookie Marcus Jones with 5 seconds left to give the Patriots an improbable 10-3 win over New York.
On the flip side, the Vikings suffered their worst home defeat in 60 years in a 40-3 humbling by the Dallas Cowboys that has Minnesota’s postseason stock sinking like a rock despite an 8-2 record and the current No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC.