How to watch Lions vs. Vikings football game
By Scout Staff
1 min read
Who’s Playing
Minnesota @ Detroit
Current Records: Minnesota 5-6; Detroit 0-10-1
What to Know
The Detroit Lions haven’t won a matchup against the Minnesota Vikings since Oct. 1 of 2017, but they’ll be looking to end the drought next Sunday. The Lions and Minnesota will face off in an NFC North battle at 1 p.m. ET at Ford Field. Given that these two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It looks like Detroit got the smaller half of the wishbone at Thanksgiving dinner. It was close but no cigar for Detroit as they fell 16-14 to the Chicago Bears on Thursday. Detroit was their own worst enemy and cost themselves 92 yards in penalties. No one had a standout game offensively for Detroit, but they got scores from TE T.J. Hockenson and WR Josh Reynolds. QB Jared Goff ended up with a passer rating of 167.90.
Meanwhile, the Vikings scored first but ultimately less than the San Francisco 49ers in their contest on Sunday. Minnesota fell to San Francisco 34-26. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but Minnesota was outplayed the rest of the way. A silver lining for them was the play of WR Adam Thielen, who snatched two receiving TDs.
The losses put Detroit at 0-10-1 and Minnesota at 5-6. Two defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Lions are stumbling into the contest with the fourth most rushing yards allowed per game in the NFL, having given up 133.9 on average. The Vikings’ defense has more to brag about, as they they rank first in the league when it comes to sacks, with 33 on the season.
How To Watch
- When: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: Ford Field — Detroit, Michigan
- TV: CBS
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Series History
Minnesota have won ten out of their last 13 games against Detroit.
- Oct 10, 2021 – Minnesota 19 vs. Detroit 17
- Jan 03, 2021 – Minnesota 37 vs. Detroit 35
- Nov 08, 2020 – Minnesota 34 vs. Detroit 20
- Dec 08, 2019 – Minnesota 20 vs. Detroit 7
- Oct 20, 2019 – Minnesota 42 vs. Detroit 30
- Dec 23, 2018 – Minnesota 27 vs. Detroit 9
- Nov 04, 2018 – Minnesota 24 vs. Detroit 9
- Nov 23, 2017 – Minnesota 30 vs. Detroit 23
- Oct 01, 2017 – Detroit 14 vs. Minnesota 7
- Nov 24, 2016 – Detroit 16 vs. Minnesota 13
- Nov 06, 2016 – Detroit 22 vs. Minnesota 16
- Oct 25, 2015 – Minnesota 28 vs. Detroit 19
- Sep 20, 2015 – Minnesota 26 vs. Detroit 16
