WEEK 12
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-4) @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-2)
DATE: Thursday (11/24/22)
STADIUM: U.S. Bank Stadium
TIME: 8:20 PM ET
REFEREE: Alex Kemp
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Patriots lead all-time series, 9-4
STREAKS Patriots have won past 5
LAST GAME 12/2/18: Vikings 10 at Patriots 24
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/14/14: Patriots 30, Vikings 7
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LAST WEEK: W 10-3 vs. N.Y. Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 5-3
PTS. FOR 21.3
OFFENSE 317.6
PASSING Mac Jones: 134-195-1,386-4-7-80.8
RUSHING Rhamondre Stevenson: 144-644-4.5-4
RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 44-509-11.6-3
PTS. AGAINST 16.9
DEFENSE 302.8
SACKS Matthew Judon: 13
INTs Four tied: 2
TAKE/GIVE 0 (17/17)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Bailey: 42.1 (35.3)
KICKING Nick Folk: 81 (21/21 PAT; 20/24 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES completed 23 of 27 atts. (career-high 85.2 pct.) for 246 yards with season-high 104.6 rating last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Had 84.6 comp. pct. (22 of 26) in his only career Thursday start (11/18/21 at Atl.). Has TD pass in 7 of his past 8 road starts.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON had 82 scrimmage yards (56 rec., 26 rush) & team-high 6 catches last week. Has 6+ catches in 3 of past 4. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 85+ scrimmage yards. Has 362 scrimmage yards (120.7 per game) & rush TD vs. NFC North in 2022. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC North with 85+ scrimmage \yards. Ranks tied-5th among RBs with career-best 41 catches this season.
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS had season-high 93 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 28 rec.) in Week 11. Aims for 3rd in row overall & 8th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS has 9+ catches in 2 of his past 3 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC North with rec. TD & 6th in row on road with 50+ rec. yards.
• TE HUNTER HENRY has rec. TD in 4 of his 5 career Thursday games.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON had 1.5 sacks last week & has 1.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4. Has TFL in 5 of his past 6 on road. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 on Thursday. Leads NFL with career-high 13 sacks this season.
• DB ADRIAN PHILLIPS has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• DB DEVIN MCCOURTY has INT in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Min.
• DB MARCUS JONES (rookie) had GW 84-yard PR-TD with 5 seconds remaining last week & became 6th player since 1970 with GW PR-TD in final 2 minutes of reg. or in OT.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK: L 40-3 vs. Dallas
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 0-0
PTS. FOR 22.9
OFFENSE 338.5
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 239-377-2,461-14-8-85.6
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 156-799-5.1-6
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 72-1,093-15.2-4
PTS. AGAINST 23.1
DEFENSE 388.9
SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 9.5
INTs Harrison Smith: 4
TAKE/GIVE +7 (18/11)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 46.8 (43.3)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 63 (21/25 PAT; 14/19 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS completed 32 of 44 atts. (72.7 pct.) in last meeting. Has 1,865 pass yards (310.8 per game) & 12 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 102.7 rating in his past 6 on Thursday, incl. 691 pass yards (345.5 per game) & 5 TDs vs. INT for 110.8 rating in 2 career starts on Thanksgiving.
• RB DALVIN COOK has TD in 5 of his past 6. Needs 55 scrimmage yards for 4th-straight 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 170+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Had career-high 8 catches & 106 scrimmage yards (84 rush, 22 rec.) in last meeting.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON has 4,109 career rec. yards & can surpass HOFer Randy Moss (4,163) & Odell Beckham Jr. (4,122) for most by player in 1st 3 seasons all-time. Since 2020, ranks 2nd in NFL with 20 games of 100+ rec. yards, most by player in 1st 3 seasons ever. Leads NFC with 1,093 rec. yards in 2022.
• WR ADAM THIELEN has 5 rec. TDs in his past 4 in primetime. Aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with 85+ rec. yards & 5th in row on Thursday with 7+ catches. Had rec. TD in last meeting.
• LB DANIELLE HUNTER has 6.5 sacks in 6 career Thursday games & aims for his 5th in row on Thursday with sack.
• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH has 22 sacks in 22 career primetime games & aims for his 7th in row in primetime with sack.
• LB ERIC KENDRICKS has 7+ tackles in 8 of his past 9 games. Had 16 tackles & INT in last meeting.
• CB PATRICK PETERSON ranks 3rd in NFL with 12 PD this season.
• S HARRISON SMITH has PD in 5 of his past 6. Aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ tackles.
