Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
Minnesota Vikings vs New England Patriots head-to-head
New England Patriots 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Patriots:
- Home Field Advantage. Patriots are 3-0 at home this season; Vikings are 3-0 on the road
What would change the call
Win probability if a leading factor were even
- If the home-field edge were neutral: NE 51% (−4)
- If the rating edge were neutral: NE 55% (0)
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Vikings at Patriots
The Vikings visit the Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA in NFL regular season Week 14 action.
Our model gives the Patriots a 55% chance of winning, making this an extremely close matchup. For the Vikings to win, several key factors would need to swing their way.
Key factors driving this prediction:
- Home Field Advantage favors the Patriots (medium): Patriots are 3-0 at home this season; Vikings are 3-0 on the road
- ELO Rating is neutral: Patriots ELO 1585 vs Vikings ELO 1602 (diff: -16)
- Defensive Efficiency is neutral: Defensive efficiency stats not yet available
is slightly favored to win
Key Factors
What's driving the win probability for this game
- Home Field AdvantageFavors New England Patriots
- ELO RatingNeutral
- Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
- Turnover DifferentialNeutral
- Head to HeadNeutral
- Recent FormNeutral
What's Driving This Game
Each factor's contribution to the final win probability
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Next and previous games for each team, plus others from this week. Win probabilities use the same display assessment as the game page.
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- Previous game51%MIN win probability
- Next game60%MIN win probability
Other Week 14 games
- 59%BAL win probability
- 57%CLE win probability
- 67%DET win probability
- 51%DEN win probability
Frequently Asked Questions
Patriots has a 55% win probability, while Vikings has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.
Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.
This game is being played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA.