After a fun week of joint practices, the Patriots will take on the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday afternoon. Here are 5 things to watch in the matchup:

Week 2 of the NFL preseason is approaching and the spotlight will be on these three New England Patriots players in their matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.

The Patriots saw mixed results in their two days of joint practices with the Vikings this week, and now the two teams are set to compete in the preseason Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. The Patriots won the day (if that’s possible in joint practice) on Wednesday but were outmatched on offense and defense Thursday.

Currently, DeMario “Pop” Douglas is Drake Maye’s top receiver, and favorite go-to-guy. Maye is also making use of Boutte, Mack Hollins, and his tight ends Hunter Henry and Austin Hooper as well as his backs, TreVeyon Henderson and Antonio Gibson.

Despite participating in practice after an ACL injury, wide receiver Stefon Diggs remained noncommittal whether he'd suit up for the New England Patriots in Week 1.

New England Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs is confident in his recovery from the torn ACL that limited him to eight games in 2024, but he's not getting too ahead of himself.