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Randy Moss is coming back to New England on Halloween dressed as a Minnesota Viking, and there will no doubt be lots and lots of Moss masks in the stands at Gillette Stadium when the Vikings and Patriots take the field. Whether or not Moss' knowledge of New England's offense will help Minnesota's defense on the road and his familiarity with the Patriots' secondary will help him get open easier remains to be seen.The return of Moss overshadows one of those classic showdowns between two future Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks in the Vikings' Brett Favre -- should he extend his streak of consecutive games started despite a broken ankle -- and New England's Tom Brady. Normally, this storyline would be getting the kind of hype John Elway vs. Joe Montana got back in 1994.
Minnesota, having already lost to two AFC East teams (Miami and the New York Jets) sits at 2-4 and is in desperate need of a victory to keep pace with Green Bay and Chicago in the NFC North and might need to utilize running back Adrian Peterson in this one. The Patriots have the same overall record as the Jets at 5-1 but are a half game back in the division having lost to New York, and are intent on showing Moss and the rest of the league they can still light it up on offense without their big-play former receiver.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/10/28/vikings-vs-patriots-preview-score-and-more/
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