Week 4 Thursday night football Vikings vs Rams: How to watch, odds, Patriots rooting guide, open thread

While the New England Patriots will not return to the field until three days from now, the NFL’s fourth week of action actually starts today when the Minnesota Vikings will take on the Los Angeles Rams games in prime time. The game projects to be an interesting one with two of the NFC’s supposedly better teams going at each other.

Broadcast information

Minnesota Vikings (1-1-1) at Los Angeles Rams (3-0)

Game time: September 28, 2018; 8:20 p.m. E.T

Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles CA

TV: FOX national broadcast with Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (color commentary), Erin Andrews (reporter) and Kristina Pink (reporter)

Live stream: Amazon Prime, fubo.TV, NFL Game Pass (for international viewers)

Odds: Rams -7; O/U 49.5

Patriots rooting guide

Both teams play in the NFC, so the Patriots’ rooting interest is a rather minimal one. That being said, the game can still have an impact on the team in the long run: New England will play the Vikings later during the season and a Minnesota win tonight would improve their overall strength of schedule. When it comes to playoff tiebreakers against other AFC teams, this could be the deciding advantage.

Open thread

Use the comment section below to discuss the game, and please remember to be friendly to one another.