NFL · 2026
New England PatriotsAFC East - .000 pct vThu 10 Dec, 8:15 PM EST Minnesota VikingsNFC North - .000 pct
Match resultNew England 66%Tie <1%Minnesota 33%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 9% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 16 points in the Division race.
New England Patriots
Playoffs67%
Division44%
Conferenceseason odds14%
Super Bowlseason odds7%
Byeseason odds11%
Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds7%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds8%
New England winDivisionNew England Patriots44%64%▲ +20Minnesota Vikings28%34%▲ +6
TieDivisionNew England Patriots44%49%▲ +5Minnesota Vikings28%35%▲ +7
Minnesota winDivisionNew England Patriots44%48%▲ +4Minnesota Vikings28%50%▲ +22
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0New EnglandDivision44%0-0-0.000-0-0-0BuffaloDivision39%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MiamiDivision13%0-0-0.000-NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0DetroitDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MinnesotaDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0ChicagoDivision24%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
0-0-0DenverPlayoffs79%0-0-0.0000-0-0HoustonPlayoffs76%0-0-0.0000-0-0New EnglandPlayoffs67%0-0-0.000The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify