Bills at Vikings

Bills and Vikings, both 6-1, meet in Monday night showdown

Both teams enter at 6-1 and atop their divisions. The Bills have won 3 straight and are 3-0 on the road after beating the Ravens 36-10. The Vikings are 3-0 at home but are coming off a 15-19 loss at Detroit. The winner takes a big step toward the NFL's best record.

Keys to the game

• Buffalo's 33.3 points per game faces Minnesota's 13.3 points allowed per game. Something has to give when the league's most explosive offense meets one of its stingiest defenses.
• The Bills are 3-0 on the road while the Vikings are 3-0 at home, so one perfect run ends Monday night.
• Buffalo's injury list includes questionable tags for WR DJ Moore, TE Dalton Kincaid and others. The Vikings only list S Jay Ward as questionable.
• Minnesota averages 20 points per game and managed 15 in last week's loss to the Lions. The Vikings need more against a Bills defense allowing 25.9.
• The last meeting was a classic, with the Vikings winning 33-30 in overtime in 2022.

Our take

This is a strength-on-strength matchup: Buffalo's explosive offense against Minnesota's shutdown defense. The Bills have been more consistent overall and have the perfect road record, but the Vikings are tough in their building. If Buffalo's key playmakers are healthy enough to function, they should score just enough to edge a close, low-possession game.