Why Tom chose the Vikings: I’m not dismissing the Jaguars outright, who beat the Patriots handily in London and made the Packers and Eagles sweat in Weeks 8 and 9. I’m also not knocking Minnesota’s new left tackle Cam Robinson’s potentially tough assignment against ex-teammate Josh De pass rush from Hines-Allen and Jacksonville. I simply can’t review a game involving the Vikings without imagining how the opposing QB will handle Brian Flores’ notoriously tricky defense, no matter how limiting that approach may be. The gap between Trevor Lawrence (who likely won’t play due to a shoulder injury, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport) and backup Mac Jones may not seem that big. That drastic on paper: Over their careers, the two QBs are quite close in TD percentage (3.4 percent for Lawrence, 3.5 for Jones), INT percentage (2.2 percent for Lawrence, 2.7 for Jones) and passer rating (85.4 for Lawrence, 85.7 for Jones). Jones), and they both averaged 6.8 yards per throw. Jones has actually performed lightly better against the blitz, generating a passer rating of 77.2 against five-plus rushers, compared to Lawrence’s mark of 76.2, according to Next Gen Stats. Of course, according to the old eye test, Lawrence is far superior – and I didn’t have much faith in him prior to Thursday’s injury news. I am, shall we say, fewer relying on a backup who hasn’t thrown for more than 250 yards or completed more than one TD pass in a game in over a year.