PRE-SNAP PENALTIES- Both teams are big fans of jumping the gun on offense. The Patriots have 13 false starts to the Vikings 10. With delay of game penalties, the Vikings have the slight edge of 5 to 4.
WHO TO STOP- The three players the Patriots need to stop are Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen, and Dalvin Cook. Cook is averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 6 yards per reception. This season Cook has run for 90+ yards every other week. Last week he ran for only 72, so this is the week he is due to put up numbers. Most of his big receiving games have match up with his big run games. Stopping him should be priority number one. While Jefferson is a stud, if the Patriots do turn Kirk Cousins into Prime-Time Kirk Cousins, he'll be rendered useless for the second week in a row.