For the second straight week, JJ McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings are featured in a prime-time game. After an NFC North rivalry on Monday Night Football, we now get to watch them on Sunday Night Football against Michael Penix and the Atlanta Falcons, and we’ve got our best Falcons vs. Vikings predictions for you.

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Falcons vs. Vikings Predictions for NFL Week Two, Sunday 9/14

Although it was only Minnesota featured in prime time in Week 1, both of these teams were a part of two of the most thrilling games of the opening weekend. With the Vikes in MNF, just about everyone saw their epic comeback 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears.

However, perhaps not as many fans saw the NFC South showdown in Atlanta. Just like we’ve come to expect in that division, it came down to the wire, including goal-line stops, must-have fourth downs, and more in a tight 23-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Close calls aren’t the only similarities between these teams, either.

The QBs in this matchup were taken just two picks apart in the 2024 NFL Draft - Atlanta’s Michael Penix at #8 and Minnesota’s JJ McCarthy at #10. Of course, we only saw the former take the field last season.

Interestingly enough, the Washington product started taking the field shortly after Atlanta’s game against Minnesota last season. Despite not being division rivals, these teams will now be playing one another for the third straight year, and those previous meetings play a major role in the best bet from our Falcons vs. Vikings predictions.
 

 

 

Falcons vs. Vikings Best Bet: Over 44.5 Points (-107 Novig)

Speaking of best bets, if you’d like to add to our Falcons vs. Vikings picks here, be sure to check out our premium NFL best bets for Sunday Night Football as well! For a bit of a teaser, that one hooks you up with a player prop, but we’re keeping things nice and basic here.

That would be with a high-scoring game, and let’s start breaking that down by simply referring back to what we recently mentioned - the last meetings between these teams. The last two seasons, these NFC foes had games finishing with final scores of 42-21 and 31-28, both of which were won by Minnesota.

We can even take it back one game further, where 63 total points were scored! Even when Falcons vs. Vikings odds are adjusted for high-scoring clashes, they still soar over the total. Those games went over by 16.5, 20, and 9.5 points, with the latter having a set total of 53.5 points!

Week 1 also saw the last three prime-time games go over their totals, so while unders are often the play for such games, this one screams otherwise. Therefore, the best bet from our Falcons vs. Vikings predictions is over 44.5 points (-107 at Novig).

 

 

 

How To Watch Falcons vs. Vikings NFL Week 2

Although we’d bet most fans know how to watch Sunday Night Football - here is how to watch Falcons vs. Vikings NFL Week 2:

  • Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
  • When: 8:20 PM ET on 9/14
  • Watch on TV: NBC
  • Where to stream: YouTubeTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Peacock
     
 

 

Falcons vs. Vikings Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

JJ McCarthy in only his second start hasn’t kept the latest Falcons vs. Vikings odds for NFL Week 2 at Novig from heavily favoring Minnesota:

 

 

Falcons vs. Vikings Injury Report & Latest News

The biggest Falcons vs. Vikings injury update, in our opinion, is one that played a part in the best bets that we also previously linked for you is that of Minnesota's Harrison Smith. After missing Week 1 MNF, he is on track to suit up in Week 2.

Swapping to Falcons vs. Vikings injury news in Atlanta, they recently placed Tyrone Wheatley Jr. on IR, and we’d also suggest keeping an eye on the WR duo of Drake London and Darnell Mooney. Do just that, and for the rest of the league with the Fantasy Alarm NFL injury report!
 

 

 

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