MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Buffalo (6-1) visits Minnesota (6-1) on Monday in a National Football League game at U.S. Bank Stadium. The matchup pairs two early-season leaders, with both teams carrying matching 6-1 records into the game. The forecast for game time is 44 degrees.

Buffalo enters after a 36-10 home win over Baltimore. Josh Allen is the player to watch for the Bills. In that win, Allen completed 21 of 34 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran seven times for 30 yards and another score. Allen also helped Buffalo produce a 33-30 road win over Las Vegas in its previous game, when he completed 23 of 33 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns and ran five times for 1 yard. Buffalo’s other results this season include a 37-34 overtime win at the Los Angeles Rams, a 29-26 loss to New England, a 24-16 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, a 41-31 win over Detroit and a 36-31 win at Houston. Maxwell Hairston and Keleki Latu each had two tackles for Buffalo in the win over Baltimore.

Minnesota enters after a 19-15 loss at Detroit. Kyler Murray is the player to watch for the Vikings. In that loss, Murray completed 17 of 29 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns and ran four times for 35 yards. In his previous game, a 16-10 win over Indianapolis, Murray completed 14 of 24 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown and ran five times for 39 yards. Minnesota’s other results this season include a 23-13 win at New Orleans, a 15-10 win over Miami, a 23-16 win at Tampa Bay, a 9-3 win at Chicago and a 39-22 win over Green Bay. Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins had two tackles and half a sack for Minnesota against Detroit, and Jay Ward added one tackle.

The game will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Buffalo will be the visiting team, and Minnesota will be the home team. The game is an interconference matchup between AFC and NFC teams.

Buffalo’s upcoming schedule includes the New York Jets, Miami, Kansas City, New England, Green Bay, Chicago, Denver and another meeting with Miami. Minnesota’s upcoming schedule includes Green Bay, San Francisco, Atlanta, Carolina, New England, Detroit, Washington, the New York Jets and Chicago.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Minnesota 32, Buffalo 24. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Buffalo with a 50.6 percent probability to win. Buffalo has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The over/under for this game is 45.5.