Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. (Photo : Getty Images)
The Minnesota Vikings (7-3) snapped their five-game winning run in Week 11 of the 2015 NFL season to share the NFC North leadership to the Packers. The team is now set to visit the reeling Atlanta Falcons (6-4), who are on a three-game slide after starting the season 6-1, at the Georgia Dome on Sunday.
In a battle to hold firm the NFC North's top spot, Minnesota dropped a 30-13 decision to current fellow leaders Green Bay Packers at their home field of TCF Bank Stadium last Sunday, as reported by Daily Mail Online.
Running back Adrian Peterson and quarterback Terry Bridgewater each scored a touchdown for the Vikings, but that was all they could do against the tough Packers defense.
Meanwhile, the Falcons were nipped by the Indianapolis Colts, 24-21, last Sunday at their own Georgia Dome via a last-minute field goal by Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, as per Yahoo Sports.
Atlanta led 21-14 at the end of the third quarter, but they could not stop a 10-0 run by the Colts in the payoff period on the way to the bitter defeat.
Minnesota is expected to get another big game from Peterson and Bridgewater to hand down Atlanta their fourth consecutive loss.
Prediction: Vikings win, 27-21.
Minnesota Vikings starting lineup
Offense: Bridgewater (QB), Peterson (RB), Line (FB), Wallace (WR1), Diggs (WR2), Rudolph (TE), Kalil (LT), Fusco (LG), Berger (C)¸ Harris (RG), Clemmings (RT)
Defense: Robison (DE), Joseph (DT), Floyd (DT), Griffen (DE), Barr (OLB), Kendricks (MLB), Greenway (OLB), Rhodes (CB1), Newman (CB2), Sendejo (SS), Smith (FS)
Atlanta Falcons starting lineup
Offense: Ryan (QB), Coleman (RB), DiMarco (FB), Jones (WR1), White (WR2), Tamme (TE), Matthews (LT), Levitre (LG), Person (C), Chester (RG), Schraeder (RT)
Defense: Beasley (DE), Hageman (DT), Babineaux (DT), Clayborn (DE), Durant (OLB), Worrilow (MLB), Reed (OLB), Trufant (CB1), Alford (CB2), Moore (SS), Allen (FS)
