Monday Night Football Minnesota Vikings (1-3) vs. New Orleans Saints (2-2): The Louisiana Superdome will be the sight for this Week 5 NFL Monday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings at the New Orleans Saints at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. Last week the Saints had their best defensive performance of the young season against the run. This week they’ll need a lot more of the same as RB Adrian Peterson comes to town.

Odds-makers at LooseLines.com have posted the following NFL Online Sports Betting, as the New Orleans Saints are (-3) Week 5 Betting Odds favorites against the visiting Minnesota Vikings (+3). 

New Orleans comes into this NFL Week tied for last place in the NFC South Division. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings also come in tied for 3rd in the NFC North.

Only the Detroit Lions have a worse record in that division than the Vikings at 0-4. The OVER/UNDER in this Monday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints has been set at a combined total of 46½ points.

For the Saints to hold serve at home, they must contain the Vikings running attack. Last Sunday, Peterson rushed 18 times for 80 yards in a 30-17 loss at Tennessee. For Peterson, this marked the second straight game that he was held under 100 yards.

"We've seen some real good runners both at home and on the road, but this guy is the best we've seen to date," coach Sean Payton said. "That's no slight on anyone that we've played to date, but there's something else about him and the guys blocking for him are something else. (Peterson's) big and strong - he's exceptional."

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