The New England Patriots took the practice fields in Minnesota on Wednesday for the first of two joint practices with the Vikings. The two-hour session featured plenty of good work and competition, especially for Drake Maye and Co. against old friend Brian Flores and his defense.

Here is what went down on the practice fields at the TC Performance Center.

Setting

Attire: Full pads

Duration: ca. 120 minutes (1 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET)

Conditions: Sunny, temperatures in the 80s

It was a sunny day out in Minnesota for the fully padded joint practice. As head coach Mike Vrabel shared prior to the session, the focus was on second-and-long situations following some 1-on-1 work across both rosters.

“Play second-and-long, which for us would be a get-back-on-track. We’re trying to get back half the

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