Minnesota Vikings vs New York Jets Mon. Oct. 11th 8:30pm EST
Coming into this NFL regular season, the Minnesota Vikings were considered to be Super Bowl title contenders once again as they had Brett Favre back under center for one more season and a team full of confidence on both sides of the football.
Unfortunately, after the first four weeks of the season, that doesn’t seem to be the case as the Vikings have lost two of the first three games of the season against the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints (14-9) and the Miami Dolphins (14-10). The loss to the Saints was to be expected as the Vikings were without Pro Bowl wide receiver Sidney Rice (hip) and Brett Favre was still rusty after sitting out training camp, but losing to the Dolphins was a surprise and a serious wakeup call for the team favored to win the NFC North division over the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
Even though the 1-2 record is ugly to look at, the Minnesota Vikings have plenty of time to turn things around as they were able to get the best of the Detroit Lions (24-10) in Week 3 before heading into a much needed bye week.
Despite the downtime almost certainly helping this struggling NFL franchise that is chalk full of injuries, they will be tested right out of the gate against arguably the best team in the league in the New York Jets on Monday Night Football in Week 5.
As of right now, the New York Jets are favored to come out on top in this Monday Night Football showdown with a -4 point spread. Even though I hate to admit it as a Brett Favre fan, this spread is probably right on the money as the Jets are playing as good as any team in the NFL and should win this game by at least a touchdown.
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