It’s a NFC battle to end off the Monday morning NFL slate as the Falcons head to Minnesota looking for their first win of the season. But the Vikes are looking to go 2-0 under young QB J.J. McCarthy.<\/p>\n
The Vikings are at home for the first time this season and will be looking to continue the momentum from last week. They were down 17-6 against the Bears before scoring 21 points in an electric fourth-quarter comeback. QB McCarthy shrugged off the nerves with 2 TD passes and a rushing TD as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Atlanta, the Falcons went down in their home opener, 23-20 against the Bucs. A missed FG in the last 6 seconds cost them dearly and they’ll be looking to improve their run game after averaging just 2.5 yards per carry.<\/p>\n
The Vikings should be fired up in their home opener and come off a massive 4th quarter comeback on the road. They love playing at home, having won 5 straight and their record against Atlanta at home is impressive (13-4). Atlanta are struggling to cover at the moment, going just 1-7-1 in their last 9 games and it’s not much better against the Vikings (1-6 ATS) and 0-4-1 ATS on the road.<\/p>\n
As expected, Justin Jefferson was McCarthy’s favourite target in the passing game in Week 1. He was targeted 7 times for 4 catches, 44 yards and 1 TD catch. Jefferson absolutely loves facing the Falcons, he’s picked up 2+ touchdown catches in both of his last 2 games against them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dating back to last season, Robinson has scored 7 total touchdowns in his last 4 games. He kicked off the new season with a TD too. He has massive volume in this Falcons offence and should be able to get into the endzone again. Last week, he had 7 targets in the passing game (6 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD). The running game didn’t get going (12 carries for 24 yards), but hopefully they have a bit more success against the Vikings.<\/p>\n