The Minnesota Vikings are set to play the New England Patriots on Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon, as Kevin O'Connell faces former Patriots teammate Mike Vrabel's team.
We likely won't see many starters play, as the Patriots are in Eagan this week for joint practices with the Vikings. But that doesn't mean that the Vikings' reserves don't hold some advantages over the Patriots' reserves.
Here are three positions in which the Vikings hold an edge over the Patriots going into Saturday's game.
The Vikings have one of the top EDGE tandems in the league in Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard.