The Minnesota Vikings will host the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football. Four years ago, these teams played one of the greatest regular-season games in NFL history. Here’s hoping tonight is half as entertaining. The Bills enter the game leading the NFL in both total offense and scoring. They surprisingly have the 2nd best run game in the league. The Bills are 2nd only to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 148.4 yards per game on the ground. However, James Cook has had some fumble problems and the Bills are a -2
in the turnover margin for the year. The Vikings will need to take advantage if the Bills put the ball in harm’s way.
Series Record: 9-6
Home Record: 4-2
Streak: W1
Largest Victory: 38-14, December 5, 2010
Largest Defeat: 27-6, September 23, 2018
- Adrian Peterson will be inducted in the Vikings’ Ring of Honor during halftime.
- This is the first time since 2013 that a team averaging 33+ points a game has faced a team allowing less than 14 points this late in the season.
- Josh Allen’s first NFL victory was also the largets Buffalo Bills victory against the Vikings in September 2018, a 27-6 drubbing.
- Josh Allen is 2nd in the NFL with 9 rushing TDs, trailing only D’Andrea Swift, who has played two more games.
There seems to be some belief out there that the Vikings will be able to keep this game close. The only way I see that happening is if they force turnovers. The Bills have put the ball on the ground this season, and the Vikings will need to capitalize if they get those opportunities. The Vikings will need more than a few tonight against the Bills. They will also need to provide short fields for this struggling offense. I am not a believer in Wentz (or Murray) at this point. If the team can pull it off, I expect the chants for Wentz to echo loudly through the night. I’m not expecting that to happen.
Bills 20 – Vikings 12
