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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Nov 29, 2017 18:44:13 GMT -6 Breeze likes this

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What's your top upset pick for Week 13?

Matt Bowen, NFL writer: Vikings over Falcons. Atlanta is playing its best football of the season, but so is Minnesota quarterback Case Keenum. In his past three games, Keenum has completed 71.1 percent of his passes and has tossed seven touchdowns. His Total QBR during this stretch? A lofty 93.7, and given Keenum's recent run of high-level play along with that defense under Mike Zimmer, I see the Vikings holding off the Falcons in one of the most physical games we will watch all year.

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Kevin Seifert, national NFL writer: Vikings over Falcons. Minnesota has the pass rush and secondary to slow down the Falcons' newly lethal offense. If anyone can lock down Julio Jones, it's Xavier Rhodes -- with safety Harrison Smith over the top as needed. (That will be a dream wide receiver-cornerback matchup, by the way.) The Vikings should be able to run on the Falcons' defense, which has allowed 112.3 rushing yards per game during a three-game winning streak -- a key part of winning a physical road game.

Link: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21596498/2017-nfl-insiders-predict-week-13-upsets-fantasy-flops-minnesota-vikings-2018-starting-quarterback-more

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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Nov 29, 2017 19:54:11 GMT -6

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Nov 29, 2017 16:09:19 GMT -6 Minniman said:

Nov 29, 2017 13:54:48 GMT -6 Breeze said:

if the vikes offense continues it's steady play they should be able to score against the falcons. IMO, the falcons offense is heavily reliant on too few characters. they are great characters, indeed, but i think it makes it much more of a possibility to take them out of their comfort level if you have a tough disciplined defense....like the vikes. look what the pats did to the falcons for 6 straight qtrs after getting torched by them in the first half of the superbowl.

i could easily eat crow on this one but i think the falcons offense is going to have their hands full with zimmer's gameplan.

Depend on how the refs call DPI.

a noteworthy consideration.

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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Nov 30, 2017 6:20:56 GMT -6

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Nov 29, 2017 18:44:13 GMT -6 Funkytown said:

What's your top upset pick for Week 13?

Matt Bowen, NFL writer: Vikings over Falcons. Atlanta is playing its best football of the season, but so is Minnesota quarterback Case Keenum. In his past three games, Keenum has completed 71.1 percent of his passes and has tossed seven touchdowns. His Total QBR during this stretch? A lofty 93.7, and given Keenum's recent run of high-level play along with that defense under Mike Zimmer, I see the Vikings holding off the Falcons in one of the most physical games we will watch all year.

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Kevin Seifert, national NFL writer: Vikings over Falcons. Minnesota has the pass rush and secondary to slow down the Falcons' newly lethal offense. If anyone can lock down Julio Jones, it's Xavier Rhodes -- with safety Harrison Smith over the top as needed. (That will be a dream wide receiver-cornerback matchup, by the way.) The Vikings should be able to run on the Falcons' defense, which has allowed 112.3 rushing yards per game during a three-game winning streak -- a key part of winning a physical road game.

Link: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21596498/2017-nfl-insiders-predict-week-13-upsets-fantasy-flops-minnesota-vikings-2018-starting-quarterback-more

Are the odds as such that this game is considered an upset if we win?

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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Nov 30, 2017 7:18:27 GMT -6

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Post by Breeze on Nov 30, 2017 7:18:27 GMT -6

i wouldn't see it as a big upset at all. I could easily see the vikes being favored in this one. at the risk of sounding like a homer: the vikes are a really good football team right now. and it's not a good matchup for the falcons.

i could see the minny really beating up atlanta...or losing a close one too. but the vikes are the better team IMO.

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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Nov 30, 2017 12:15:30 GMT -6

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Nov 30, 2017 6:20:56 GMT -6 diehardtwinsfan said:

Nov 29, 2017 18:44:13 GMT -6 Funkytown said:

What's your top upset pick for Week 13?

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Link: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21596498/2017-nfl-insiders-predict-week-13-upsets-fantasy-flops-minnesota-vikings-2018-starting-quarterback-more

Are the odds as such that this game is considered an upset if we win?

Vikings are a 3 point underdog (and money line is like +130)

It would be an 'upset' technically, but a pretty minor one at that. Deduction more or less says that Vegas/bettors feel that Minnesota is the better overall team.

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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Nov 30, 2017 13:05:26 GMT -6 Breeze likes this

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Nov 30, 2017 12:15:30 GMT -6 DaveW said:

Nov 30, 2017 6:20:56 GMT -6 diehardtwinsfan said:

Are the odds as such that this game is considered an upset if we win?

Vikings are a 3 point underdog (and money line is like +130)

It would be an 'upset' technically, but a pretty minor one at that. Deduction more or less says that Vegas/bettors feel that Minnesota is the better overall team.

I find it surprising the Vikings are 3 points underdogs when they're on a 7 game winning streak against a solid but not great Atlanta team. Their top CB is probably going to miss this game, so I don't see how they're going to cover Thielen and Diggs.... if I were a betting man, I'd put some units on the Vikings this week.

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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Nov 30, 2017 13:36:31 GMT -6

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Nov 30, 2017 13:05:26 GMT -6 Danchat said:

Nov 30, 2017 12:15:30 GMT -6 DaveW said:

Vikings are a 3 point underdog (and money line is like +130)

It would be an 'upset' technically, but a pretty minor one at that. Deduction more or less says that Vegas/bettors feel that Minnesota is the better overall team.

I find it surprising the Vikings are 3 points underdogs when they're on a 7 game winning streak against a solid but not great Atlanta team. Their top CB is probably going to miss this game, so I don't see how they're going to cover Thielen and Diggs.... if I were a betting man, I'd put some units on the Vikings this week.

Playing on the road is tough in the NFL, Falcons have won 4 of 5 and have some real quality wins this year.

Keep in mind, three points isn't a whole lot in terms of NFL spreads. Anything between pickem and 2.5 pts more or less is a 'pick em' type game.

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Nov 29, 2017 18:44:13 GMT -6 Funkytown said:

What's your top upset pick for Week 13?

Matt Bowen, NFL writer: Vikings over Falcons. Atlanta is playing its best football of the season, but so is Minnesota quarterback Case Keenum. In his past three games, Keenum has completed 71.1 percent of his passes and has tossed seven touchdowns. His Total QBR during this stretch? A lofty 93.7, and given Keenum's recent run of high-level play along with that defense under Mike Zimmer, I see the Vikings holding off the Falcons in one of the most physical games we will watch all year.

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Kevin Seifert, national NFL writer: Vikings over Falcons. Minnesota has the pass rush and secondary to slow down the Falcons' newly lethal offense. If anyone can lock down Julio Jones, it's Xavier Rhodes -- with safety Harrison Smith over the top as needed. (That will be a dream wide receiver-cornerback matchup, by the way.) The Vikings should be able to run on the Falcons' defense, which has allowed 112.3 rushing yards per game during a three-game winning streak -- a key part of winning a physical road game.

Link: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21596498/2017-nfl-insiders-predict-week-13-upsets-fantasy-flops-minnesota-vikings-2018-starting-quarterback-more

Upset pick?
Let's pick a 9-2 team to beat a 7-4 team!! Idiots *boom*

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Vikings @ Falcons Discussion Thread Dec 1, 2017 7:19:52 GMT -6

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Dec 1, 2017 0:39:10 GMT -6 @aussie61 said:

Nov 29, 2017 18:44:13 GMT -6 Funkytown said:

What's your top upset pick for Week 13?

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Link: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21596498/2017-nfl-insiders-predict-week-13-upsets-fantasy-flops-minnesota-vikings-2018-starting-quarterback-more

Upset pick?
Let's pick a 9-2 team to beat a 7-4 team!! Idiots *boom*

They're going out on a limb with that one. Risky pick ... very risky.

Picking the Vikings for anything has inherent risks.

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