Patriots roll past Vikings 24-10 in Brady tour de force

FOXBOROUGH, MASS. – The Vikings came into Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon with a chance to bolster their playoff prospects and put themselves back in the thick of the NFC North race. They left knowing they’ll need a win on the West Coast eight days from now to keep their postseason chances in good standing.

It’s come to that for these Vikings, beset by injuries on defense and unable to find a rhythm on offense in a 24-10 loss to the Patriots on Sunday afternoon. After a second-quarter touchdown, a stop at the beginning of the third quarter and a Dan Bailey field goal tied the game at 10, the Vikings saw Tom Brady complete six of his next seven passes — with the seventh resulting in a pass interference penalty on Holton Hill — on a pair of touchdown drives that put the game out of reach.

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