The NFL returns to London in Week Five as the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to battle it out.

The Vikings have been one of the surprise packages of the league this season, going 4-0 and leading the NFL in many categories.

Life with Aaron Rodgers has not been plain sailing for the Jets, who lost to the Denver Broncos in a low-scoring affair in Rutherford, New Jersey last week.

Minnesota Vikings -2.5 @ 10/11

Aaron Rodgers to throw an interception @ 11/10

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Darnold may come back to haunt former side

Not many New York Jets fans would have predicted that Sam Darnold would be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL this season but the former Jet has been a standout performer.

The 2018 first round pick failed to produce in two years in New York and bounced around the league before landing in Minnesota, where he was supposed to play a steady, veteran role while J.J. McCarthy developed. However, going into Week 5, Darnold leads the NFL in touchdowns and sports a 118.9 passer rating.

He ranks second in yards per attempt with 8.8 and has led his team to wins over the San Francisco 49ers, the Houston Texans and the Green Bay Packers.

All three of those teams were in the postseason last year so their form is nothing to be sniffed at.

Justin Jefferson is having a typically dominant campaign as Darnold’s star receiver and their defense has been rock solid.

The Jets have been suffering the same old issues of having a watertight defense but not the offense to go with it.

Aaron Rodgers does not seem to have an especially strong linkup with his receiver corps and Offensive Coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is coming under increasing fire after the team put up just nine points last week.

Vikings running back Aaron Jones has shown himself as a dual threat, with 321 rushing yards and 143 receiving, and with the Jets weaker against the run, he may have plenty of carries in this one.

Darnold and his offensive options may ultimately be the difference between these two and the Vikings are fancied to overcome the 2.5 point deficit on the handicap.

Pressure may force Rodgers into a mistake

Aaron Rodgers has shown glimmers of his former self but he remains a 40-year-old quarterback coming off the back of a season-ending achilles injury.

The former Green Bay Packers quarterback is likely to be under pressure from the get go against a Minnesota Vikings defense that loves to blitz.

The Vikings have forced eight interceptions in just four games and Rodgers could be their latest victim in this one.

Side with the star gunslinger to throw a pick in this one.

All odds correct at time of writing

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