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Intriguing matchup in Minnesota

By Michele Tafoya
ESPN Insider

Thursday, October 26, 2006

At the start of the season, the New England-Minnesota "Monday Night Football" game didn't look all that interesting. Suddenly, the Vikings are 4-2 and coming off a pasting of the Seahawks in Seattle. The Patriots are 5-1, yet no one seems to be mentioning them as Super Bowl contenders. Everyone seems caught up in the undefeated Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts, the San Diego Super Chargers and the feel-good story of the New Orleans Saints. Meanwhile, in Foxborough, the Pats seem to be doin ...

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