NEW ENGLAND (6-4) AT MINNESOTA (8-2)

KICKOFF: 8:20 p.m., NBC

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Vikings by 2½. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Patriots 6-3-1; Vikings 4-5-1 SERIES RECORD: Patriots lead 9-4.

LAST MEETING: Patriots beat Vikings 24-10 on Dec. 2, 2018, in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

LAST WEEK: Patriots beat Jets 10-3; Vikings lost to Cowboys 40-3.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Patriots LB Matt Judon. He leads the NFL with a career-high 13 sacks. The three-time Pro Bowl pick, who’s in his second season with the Patriots, has three games with at least two sacks and had 1½ sacks against the Jets . ... Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson. With the Patriots sure to be trying to smother star WR Justin Jefferson, Hockenson ought to have plenty of pass-catching opportunities.

KEY MATCHUP: Vikings offensive line vs. Patriots pass rush. After QB Kirk Cousins took a career-high seven sacks against NFL sack leader Dallas (42), the next team on the league list comes to town. New England has 36 sacks. Vikings LT Darrisaw gave up two sacks in the first half against the Cowboys, the first he’d allowed all season, and entered the concussion protocol for the second time in as many weeks. Blake Brandel will fill in this week.

KEY INJURIES: Patriots C David Andrews is in danger of being sidelined for the third time in four games because of the thigh injury he sustained early in last week’s win over the Jets. That was in his return from missing back-to-back games with a concussion. Andrews was limited in practice Tuesday . ... Patriots RT Isaiah Wynn (foot) didn’t practice Tuesday . ... Vikings CB Andrew Booth Jr. (knee) has been listed as a non-participant on the injury report this week. Booth started last week for CB Akayleb Evans (concussion), who returned to practice this week on a limited basis. So did DE Dalvin Tomlinson (calf), who has missed the past three games. STATS AND STUFF: The Patriots are 3-2 on Thanksgiving Day, with three straight wins . ... Patriots coach Bill Belichick has won at least one game in 50 different stadiums, including the postseason. The only two active venues not on his list are U.S. Bank Stadium and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, which opened in 2020 . ... The Patriots have not allowed a touchdown in two straight games, their longest streak since the first three games of the 2019 season.