Oddly enough, Sunday’s game was just the ninth time in team history the Vikings have closed the regular season against the Lions (third time since the 2020 season). Seven of those nine matchups were on the road, with Minnesota going 3-4 in Detroit in finales.
In addition to the Vikings nine-game winning streak getting snapped, the contest also marked the ninth time Minnesota has scored nine points in a game in franchise history since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (the Vikings have 11 such games in total). In those 11 total instances, the Vikings have nine losses and have faced – you guessed it – nine different opponents. They were:
– 1968(L 21-9 at Baltimore Colts)
– 1969(W 9-7 at Green Bay)
– 1971(L 13-9 vs. San Francisco)
– 1977(W 9-3 at Tampa Bay)
– 1981 (L 10-9 at Chicago)
– 1985(L 27-9 at Chicago)
– 1989(L 10-9 at Philadelphia)
– 2010(L 14-9 at New Orleans)
– 2014(L 20-9 at New Orleans)
– 2017(L 26-9 at Pittsburgh)
– 2024(L 31-9 at Detroit)