Jets vs Vikings Picks and Prediction – 10/6/2024

The New York Jets play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. New York dropped to 2-2 following its 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. New York was held to just 248 yards of total offense, while the Jets held Denver to 186 yards of total offense. New York quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for 225 yards but the running game for New York gained just 64 yards. Keep up to date with all the NFL action, with our expert NFL picks.

New York quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown for 849 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. Rodgers has been sacked 10 times in the first three games. Bruce Hall leads all rushers for New York with 174 yards while Allen Lazard has caught 16 passes for 206 yards to lead all New York receivers. New York has five receivers with 120 or more receiving yards. New York’s defense has made 14 quarterback sacks but has intercepted just one pass.

Minnesota's strong start to the season continued on Sunday when the Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-29. Minnesota is 4-0 and leads the NFC North by 1 ½ games. Minnesota had 374 yards of total offense and committed three turnovers while allowing Green Bay 465 yards of total offense but forced four turnovers by the Packers. Minnesota had to hang on in the end after jumping out to a 28-0 lead.

Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold has thrown for 932 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. Darnold has been sacked 10 times in three games. Aaron Jones has rushed for 321 yards with a 5.0 yards per carry average to lead Minnesota, while Justin Jefferson has caught 20 passes for 358 yards with four touchdowns to lead all receivers. Minnesota's defense has made 17 quarterbacks and intercepted eight passes.

Minnesota will be too tough offensively and defensively for the New York Jets to contain and the Vikings will come away with a victory on Sunday. Minnesota's offense is scoring 29 points per game which is fourth-best in the NFL and has the fifth-best defense, allowing just 14.8 points per game. Minnesota has eight takeaways on defense. New York struggles to score at just 19 points per game and has a tough defense at 15.5 points per game but will not keep up on Sunday. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Vikings win and cover ATS 23-17.