Atlanta (0-1) at Minnesota (1-0)

Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC.

BetMGM NFL Odds: Vikings by 4½.

Against the spread: Falcons 0-1, Vikings 1-0.

Series record: Vikings lead 22-12.

Last meeting: Vikings beat Falcons 42-21 on Dec. 8, 2024, in Minneapolis.

Last week: Falcons lost to Buccaneers 23-20, Vikings beat Bears 27-24.

Falcons offense: overall (10), rush (26), pass (4), scoring (15T).

Falcons defense: overall (9), rush (16), pass (11), scoring (21).

Vikings offense: overall (26), rush (9), pass (28), scoring (6T).

Vikings defense: overall (18T), rush (21T), pass (17), scoring (22T).

Turnover differential: Falcons even, Vikings even.

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