Week 12: Patriots vs. Vikings

by Jarod Taylor

Turkey and football!

The defense needs to contain Jefferson as best as possible. Please for the love of god... offense do something.

Patriots win 24-17

Bold Prediction: Mac throws 3 TDs

Thoughts from the board

MAC

This is going to be a game to see which defense blinks first and which OL holds the fort the best.

Vikings win 20-16

Bold Prediction: One TD pass for Mac.

DNOM

The Pats have a fantastic defense going up against an elite WR/RB combo in Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook (and a QB who has been known to stumble in prime time) and a lugubrious offense (plus turnstile offensive line) going up against a strong defensive front but questionable (aside from Harrison Smith) secondary. (I used far too many parenthetical interruptions in that last sentence.) I trust the Pats' defense to hold and the Pats' offense to break through once.

Patriots win 22-11

Bold Prediction: Jack Jones gets a pick in coverage of Justin Jefferson.

RKing

I keep hoping that the offense will get things going, but Matt Patricia keeps kicking my optimism in the balls. I do think that our defense will do enough to slow down cousins that we can squeak out a win against a good team in prime-time.

Patriots win 24-17

Bold Prediction: Harris and Stevenson combine for 200 yards and 2 tds

Oscar

Yeah, an angry and motivated 8-2 team versus a team whose porous offensive line is thinned by injury...please finish your second helping of turkey before kickoff. The tryptophan can only help.

Vikings win 27-7

Bold Prediction: Less than 200 yards total offense for the Pats, and Matt Patricia eats his Thanksgiving dinner on the sideline during the fourth quarter.

dp73

Boy, I hope I an wromg but the Viking laid an egg last week and I don't see them doing that again.

Vikings win 34-16

Bold Prediction: Fans stop saying that Cousins sucks and give him some credit for helping his team be 8-2.

Dino

New England can do to the Minnesota offense what Dallas did, but can't duplicate what Dallas did on offense.

Vikings win 16-13

Bold Prediction: Matt Patricia, in his postgame comments, will point out that he called the most ingenius defensive play in the history of the Superb Owl.

evaldes101993

Vikings pass defense is bad. I think our offense can take advantage of that. On D, expect them to shut down the Vikings offense.

Patriots win 17-9

Bold Prediction: Judon 3 sacks and a turkey leg

Bones

I trust the defense to hold Minny to a couple of TDs, but don't trust our offense to keep up. Another Folkfest.