The Lions beat the Vikings 31–29 in Week 7 as Jake Bates hit a field goal with 15 seconds left to win the game. On Monday night, the Lions played their starters against the San Francisco 49ers even though the game was essentially meaningless. Whether they won or lost, everything was going to come down to Week 18 against Minnesota.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings play Sunday in the finale of the regular season and the NFL's first meeting of teams with at least 13 wins.
The NFL playoffs begin next week, but the biggest game of the season in the NFC plays out on Sunday Night Football to conclude Week 18. Vikings-Lions odds, stats, picks, props and information you can bet on.
After the Lions' dominant win over the 49ers on MNF, Dan Campell's wife, Holly Campbell, had a strong message for the Vikings.
The winner gets the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the NFC North title, and a playoff bye. The loser will be the No. 5 seed. Which will put them on the road for the wild-card round. Based on how other games go, the fifth seed could still host a pair of postseason games.
Ahead of their game against the Minnesota Vikings, it’s time to release our Detroit Lions Week 18 predictions.
The Lions have harnessed Dan Campbell's mindset and turned it into the best regular season in Detroit franchise history.
Wojo asks Dan Campbell about playing in big games like Sunday vs. Vikings.
The historic game between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings prompted a warning from head coach Dan Campbell to quarterback Sam Darnold's team. Winning is the only thing that matters in this 2024 NFL regular season finale.
This year, Detroit surged to a 12-1 record to start the season and has been one of the top teams in the NFL for months. Both Lions' losses -- a 20-16 setback against Tampa Bay and a 48-42 defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Bills -- came by single digits.
It wasn't long ago that the Detroit Lions were in an admitted rebuild, and the Minnesota Vikings were stuck among middling wild-card hopefuls. This season, however, the NFC North foes have been full-on powerhouses,