New Orleans Saints-Minnesota Vikings Projected Final Score Revealed

The Vikings and Saints were left out of the playoff fun last year, but each team is poised to get over the hump, starting with the season opener Sunday at 7:10 p.m. ET.

SportsLine Projection Model’s score: Vikings 28, Saints 22

Vegas line: The Vikings are favored by 3 points (O/U 48)

While the Saints have the prolific Drew Brees and the Vikings have Sam Bradford, who had a solid season last year, the storyline for this one is the run game for both teams.

Of course, Adrian Peterson returns to face his old teammates. He’s had no problem admitting he’d like to “stick it” to his former team.

Peterson was a shell of his All-Pro self, banged up by injuries and probably overuse. That won’t be the case in New Orleans, where Mark Ingram is there to take at least half the workload. 

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Meanwhile, the Vikings have moved on, putting the run game in the hands of rookie Dalvin Cook and free agent Latavius Murray. Like their Sunday opponent, the Vikings seem happy with their current situation.

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SportsLine’s Projection Model simulated the game 10,000 times.

The model has Bradford passing for 259 yards and 1.76 TDs and Cook to run 13 times for 56 yards. Brees is slated to throw for 290 yards, 1.47 TDs and 1.05 INTs, with Ingram to run for 52 yards and Peterson for 38.