A) These very well could be the two franchises featured in Super Bowl LIII.

B)Kirk Cousins can certainly make hay against the New England secondary, a la Nick Foles in February. (It used to be that "a la Nick Foles" was something you didn't want written next to your name.)

C) Somehow, 2,759 words into this piece, we haven't yet broached the subject of Dalvin Cook returning to action in Minnesota. The Vikings running back looked awesome in brief duty last year before suffering a torn ACL in October.

D) Like Packers-Patriots (just below), it's another matchup we rarely see.

E) Love them or hate them, the Patriots are always championship contenders, and in these days of parity (mediocrity), their games against top opponents are must-watch. Think of New England vs. the Seahawks in 2016 (Gronk versus Kam) or the 49ers in 2012 (Kaepernick withstanding the Pats' second-half comeback).

F) There are plenty of Minnesota defenders who remember Brady destroying them in front of their home crowd in 2014. Those kids are all grow'd up now.

G) In that vein, will all those Pats combo routes work on the Vikes' back seven? Maybe. But who's covering Adam Thielen for the other side?