The Vikings may have a couple of key players for a critical game at New England. Or they may not.Receiver Stefon Diggs (knee) and cornerback Xavier Rhodes (hamstring) are both questionable for the Week 13 game against the Patriots.Diggs emerged from Sunday night’s win over the Packers with a non-obvious knee injury; Rhodes had an obvious hamstring pull late in the game Andre Tippett Color Rush Jersey , prompting him to fall over backward and to clutch at his upper thigh/lower butt.Coach Mike Zimmer told reporters on Friday that Rhodes has a habit of suffering injuries that seem worse than they are.“Everybody knows that,” Zimmer said, via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “That’s just Xavier. I have a few nicknames for him.” (Wild guess: X-Ray-vier is among the non-profane options.)Also questionable for the Vikings are cornerback Mackensie Alexander (knee) and receiver Brandon Zylstra (unspecified, for now). Receiver Chad Beebe (hamstring) and tight end David Morgan (knee) are out. TEAM TALKPost Game Notes & Records: Patriots at Jets: Patriots register 18th straight season with at least a .500 record; More.Gamebook: Full Patriots-Jets stats.Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box at MetLife Stadium: New England needed to beat the stuffing out of New York, ‘Yet, when the game kicked off, it looked like the Patriots were still suffering from a holiday hangover.’Paul Perillo shares his random thoughts from Sunday’s win: The Patriots opened the second half with a strong focus on the running game and it was successful.Andy Hart’s Stock Watch: Brady, Michel grind down the Jets.Don Banks’ Snap Judgments: Musings, observations and the occasional insight from an entertaining and eventful Week 12.Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Jets.Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (8.42 min. video) - Tom Brady (4.52 min. video) - Rob Gronkowski (3.10 min. video) - Josh Gordon (2.07 min. video) - Devin McCourty (2.49 min. video) - Sony Michel (2.20 min. video)Press Pass: Players talk how the ground game carried Patriots to victory. (1.44 min. video)LOCAL LINKSMike Petraglia recaps the 27-13 win over the Jets: Patriots pile up nearly 500 yards of offense and get big games from Rob Gronkowski & Sony Michel.Kevin Duffy writes that the story for the Patriots was their renewed offensive balance. Sony Michel had the best game of his career and the trio of Gronkowski, Edelman and Gordon combined for 12 receptions for 210 yards and two scores.Tom E. Curran grudgingly acknowledges the Patriots are somehow finding ways to win, even though they are flawed, vulnerable, and not the team they used to be.Karen Guregian finds it no coincidence that when Sony Michel (21/133 https://www.patriotsfanstore.com/Irving-Fryar-Jersey , TD) and James White (8/70) are effective running the football, the passing game is that much better.Mike Reiss suggests the key to the Patriots’ championship hopes just might be Sony Michel.Evan Lazar tells us ten things we learned Sunday: 1. Tom Brady bounces back after rough performance in Tennessee.Doug Kyed gives us his Pats-Jets takeaways & metrics: Shawn Hochuli and his officiating crew didn’t do Sony Michel any favors Sunday.Ryan Hannable offers 10 quick thoughts from an up-and-down win on the road. 1. While game was closer than expected, for whatever reason the Jets always seem to give the Pats a game at Metlife.Devon Clements (PatriotsWire) 5 takeaways from Patriots 27-13 win over the Jets. 1. The bye week didn’t fix anything. /Hm...Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Back in the New York groove: Patriots top Jets 27-13.DJ Bean posts his Must-read recap: Pats run roughshod over Jets at MetLife.Ryan Hannable still doesn’t know what the 2018 Patriots’ identity is after Week 12.Tom E. Curran likens the defense to a boa constrictor that lets things hang around and kills them slowly rather than really fast.Ryan Hannable notes the Patriots saw Sunday’s game vs. the Jets as a ‘must-win’.Tom Keegan finds it obvious that the thrill of the moment hasn’t gotten old for Tom Brady.Andrew Callahan looks at Tom Brady’s rebound performance yesterday, completing 21 of 30 passes for 283 yards and 2 TDs. He connected with eight different receivers. Ryan Hannable says for the first time in 27 days Rob Gronkowski was on the game field and his teammates raved about his return.Kevin Duffy highlights how Rob Gronkowski was back in the zone against the Jets.Matt Vautour points out that reports of Rob Gronkowski’s demise were premature.Doug Kyed talks up Trey Flowers and Stephon Gilmore, from Sunday’s bounce-back win.Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Deatrich Wise calls Trey Flowers ‘the best defensive end in the league’.Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Tom Brady downplays ‘scrape,’ addresses practice absence; More.Andrew Callahan updates the Patriots playoff picture.Alex Reimer reviews bumbling color man Dan Fouts’ call of Pats-Jets Sunday, noting that while Sony Michel dominated, Fouts kept saying the Patriots were getting ‘nothing’ out of the running game.NATIONAL NEWSNFL Game Center (NFL.com) Patriots at Jets: Recap, stats, highlights.Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Tom Brady becomes all-time passing yardage leader (regular season and playoffs combined).Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Lost practice time didn’t hurt Tom Brady much on Sunday.Danny Kelly (The Ringer) Rob Gronkowski’s still-crucial role in the Patriots offense and Week 12’s game-changing plays.Conor Orr (SI) Despite wear and tear, Rob Gronkowski remains a vital part of Patriots’ offense.Conor Orr (SI) Cordarrelle Patterson was caught grabbing Henry Anderson right where it hurt.Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: Baker Mayfield plants his flag: Week 12 in the NFL.Peter King (ProFootballTalk) Football Morning in America: Seattle steps up as path to playoffs begins to take shape.Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile: Browns are America’s new team, Baker gets revenge on Hue Jackson.Gary Gramling (SI) Sunday Freakout: Week 12 takeaways: Seahawks get it done, Steelers give one away John Hannah Color Rush Jersey , Bills and Jags brawl, Hue Jackson’s latest humiliation.Around the NFL (NFL.com) What we learned from Sunday’s Week 12 games: 1. Patriots started sloppy coming off their bye week, but turned it on in the second half, scoring on its first three possessions to run away with a double-digit victory.Conor Orr (SI) Morning Huddle: NFL’s most vindicated though Week 12.Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) NFL Insider Notes: This special 2018 rookie class is taking over and more from Week 12.Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Josh McDaniels once again a hot head-coaching candidate despite pulling out of Colts job.Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The winners and losers of NFL Week 12.Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers: Without Hue Jackson, the Browns actually look pretty good. Winner: Tom Brady, thanks to Rob Gronkowski’s return.Michael Shapiro (SI) NFL Week 12 Injury Report: Chargers’ Melvin Gordon exits vs. Cardinals with knee injury; Sony Michel, RB Patriots - back [questionable].John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 12 grades. Patriots B.Highlights (NFL.com) Every catch from Gronk’s return. (1.17 min. video)VIEW FROM NEW YORKDarryl Slater (NJ.com) Tom Brady sets record! New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, recap, score and stats.Matt Stypulkoski (NJ.com) Jets lose 5th straight in predictable implosion against Patriots.Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Jets put up a fight against Patriots, but moral victories don’t register in the win column.Andy Vasquez (northjersey.com) Instant analysis: Jets’ defense comes up small in clutch (again) as Patriots win, 27-13.Kevin Kernan (NY Post) Jets were only ones not happy to see ‘difference-maker’ Gronk back.Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets couldn’t find a way to stop back-breaking big plays.Darryl Slater (NJ.com) Jets’ defense is a disaster -- and that might be biggest indictment of Todd Bowles.Andy Vasquez (northjersey.com) Jets’ defense continues to disappoint with ‘really bad’ performance vs. Patriots.Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Takeaways from the Jets latest loss to Patriots.Kevin Kernan (NY Post) Josh McCown was never going to be enough against Patriots.Darryl Slater (NJ.com) Studs and duds from Jets’ 2nd-half wilting vs. Patriots.Bob Raissman (NY Daily News) Trashing Todd Bowles has become a cruel game in the Valley of the Stupid.Matt Stypulkoski (NJ.com) Jets’ Henry Anderson on vicious groin grab from Patriots’ Cordarrelle Patterson: ‘It didn’t hurt’.