The Vikings and Patriots just held their first of two joint training camp practices on a beautiful afternoon at TCO Performance Center. Fans packed the stands to watch as the Vikings got an opportunity to test themselves against a different opponent in a practice setting after weeks of battling each other.

Here are my takeaways from Day 1 of joint practice in Philadelphia, which was hot, physical, and saw both teams playing extremely hard.

Here are the five standout players from the New England Patriots' joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday.