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Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 14 · Gillette Stadium · Thursday Night

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Minnesota Vikings—Away
New England Patriots—Home

Matchup preview

Minnesota Vikings 5–0 · Road 3–0 · Streak W5 · Power Index No. 3 · 4 days of rest
New England Patriots 3–2 · Home 2–0 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 5 · 4 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · MIN 5 games, NE 5 games
MetricMINNE
Points per game21.820th22.018th
Points allowed per game12.81st18.85th
Total yards per game283.027th372.29th
Passing yards per game187.629th254.813th
Rushing yards per game116.013th127.09th
Turnovers per game0.89th2.230th
Sacks allowed per game3.028th2.218th
Penalty yards per game50.010th60.015th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Minnesota Vikings: recent results

  1. W 23–13 @ NO Week 5
  2. W 15–10 vs MIA Week 4
  3. W 23–16 @ TB Week 3
  4. W 9–3 @ CHI Week 2
  5. W 39–22 vs GB Week 1

New England Patriots: recent results

  1. W 45–17 vs LV Week 5
  2. W 29–26 @ BUF Week 4
  3. L 6–35 @ JAX Week 3
  4. W 20–3 vs PIT Week 2
  5. L 10–13 @ SEA Week 1

Minnesota Vikings: season leaders

Passing
Kyler Murray 662 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Aaron Jones Sr. 410 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Justin Jefferson 258 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Dallas Turner 5.5 · 4 g

New England Patriots: season leaders

Passing
Drake Maye 1,228 yds · 5 g
Rushing
Rhamondre Stevenson 227 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Romeo Doubs 219 yds · 5 g
Sacks
Elijah Ponder 4.5 · 4 g

Minnesota Vikings: injury report

  • Out Charles Demmings LCB
  • Out Christian Darrisaw LT
  • Out Elijah Williams LDE
  • Out Jakobe Thomas SS
  • Out Jordan Addison WR
  • Out Max Brosmer QB
  • Out Odell Beckham Jr. WR
  • Questionable T.J. Hockenson TE

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

New England Patriots: injury report

  • Out Behren Morton QB
  • Out Carlton Davis III LCB
  • Out Channing Canada
  • Out Christian Gonzalez RCB
  • Out Dametrious Crownover LT
  • Out Harold Landry III WLB
  • Out Karon Prunty RCB
  • Questionable Charles Woods RCB

3 more listed.

13 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

MIN 2 · NE 5 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 12 NE 26, MIN 33
  2. 2018 · Week 13 MIN 10, NE 24
  3. 2014 · Week 2 NE 30, MIN 7
  4. 2010 · Week 8 MIN 18, NE 28
  5. 2006 · Week 8 NE 31, MIN 7

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

MIN 47.7% · NE 51.9%

Matchup quality 54.4 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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