The New England Patriots held their first of two joint practices with the Vikings on Wednesday, as both teams hit the field at the Viking Lakes training facility in Eagan, Minnesota. It was a long session that saw New England's top teamers put in a lot of work against the Minnesota's talented squad.

Ahead of the session, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel told us the focus in Wednesday's joint session was playing with an open field, specifically on second-and-long situations. Vrabel said the situational practice works wonders for both sides of the ball, as the offense looks to get back on track and set up a third-and-short while the defense looks to pin then further back.

"For us, it's get back on track and try to get half the yardage to get to third and manageable," said Vrabel. "It's a gr

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