By Kyle Wood The Vikings are small home favorites against the Patriots on Thanksgiving as they look to rebound from their loss to the Cowboys. The Vikings host the Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium on Thursday night for the Thanksgiving nightcap. Both teams are coming off wildly different outcomes. New England essentially walked off on a game-winning punt in the final seconds of a tight division bout with the Jets in Week 11, while Minnesota let up 40 points to the Cowboys and was blown out in its first home loss of the season. The Vikings fell to 4-1 in front of their fans and they are 2-3 agains…