The New England Patriots defeated the Minnesota Vikings at home on Sunday afternoon 24-10. It was their second consecutive victory since their pre-bye week loss to the Tennessee Titans.
For the Patriots, it was their fourth game in five in which the defense allowed 17 or fewer points. While two of those games were the lowly Buffalo Bills (31st in points scored) and the New York Jets (26th in points scored), they also included the more impressive offenses of the Green Bay Packers and last week’s opponent the Minnesota Vikings (all statistics from Pro Football Reference unless otherwise noted).