I believe they were SUPER rusty on offense due to virtually no snaps taken by the starters during the preseason. Add to that the shitty weather and Belichick's game plan, the offense should look a ton better. How Hurts responds to the Viking blitz is will be the #1 question of this game.
The match-up to see is Slay vs Jefferson. Slay, for all intents and purposes, shut JJ down last year, catching 2 picks from Kirk. We'll see if something like that happens again. I doubt it, but Slay doesn't shy away from a challenge.
The line was PHI -6.5. That's fools gold. I'd say Birds 24, Vikes - 20.
