Detroit (4-2) plays host to Minnesota (6-0) today in a pivotal NFC North showdown. The Lions are looking to end the Vikings' perfect season and to climb within one game of Minnesota in the loss column.
If Detroit is going to win the NFC North, this is a game the Lions can't afford to drop. Detroit enters having won back-to-back games for the first time this season after wins at the Arizona Cardinals (45-21) and against the Green Bay Packers (20-17).
Sunday pits the Lions' No. 2 scoring offense (30.7 points per game) against the Vikings' No. 1 scoring defense (12.3 points per game allowed). The chess match between Drew Petzing and Brian Flores should be a ton of fun to watch.
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Remember the last time these two got together? It was on Christmas Day last year, and it's a game that Lions fans would like to forget.
Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer passed for just 51 yards, but it didn't matter. Minnesota beat Detroit, 23-10, ending the Lions' playoff hopes in the process. Detroit turned the football over six times in that game and Jared Goff was sacked five times.
Sunday gets played on the Lions' terms, unlike the last time these two got together.
Prediction: Lions 24, Vikings 20
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- Date: Sunday, Nov. 1
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- TV: FOX
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