Sunday’s huge Week 18 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions will be unique for a variety of reasons, but something that will happen as a result of the outcome is that the NFC playoff bracket will have a Wild-Card team with 14 wins. This is something that never happens, and it’s led some… Continue reading Lions sound like they are preparing to lose to the Vikings on Sunday
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Final Vikings at Lions Week 18 Injury Report
EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings (14-2) on Friday ruled out outside linebacker Pat Jones II (knee) for Sunday’s winner-takes-the-division Week 18 game at the Detroit Lions (14-2). Minnesota listed linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill (illness) and cornerback Fabian Moreau (hip) as questionable. The other players on the Vikings report this week for injuries — Harrison Smith (foot),… Continue reading Final Vikings at Lions Week 18 Injury Report
What the Detroit Lions can learn from the first Minnesota Vikings matchup
Is Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff the antidote to Vikings’ blitz-happy defense? Rainer Sabin – Detroit Free Press NFL playoff rule change? Amon-Ra St. Brown thinks 14-win Lions getting done dirty Jared Ramsey – Detroit Free Press Lions’ Jameson Williams discusses growth under OC Ben Johnson What the Lions can learn from the first Vikings… Continue reading What the Detroit Lions can learn from the first Minnesota Vikings matchup
Detroit Lions create second roster vacancy ahead of Vikings game
Late on Thursday, the Detroit Lions made a roster move that may tip their intentions on who will be playing in the big Sunday night finale against the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions waived wide receiver Tom Kennedy and signed defensive back Morice Norris back to the practice squad. On the surface, this move looks like… Continue reading Detroit Lions create second roster vacancy ahead of Vikings game
NFL playoff race: Vikings and Lions vie for inside track to Super Bowl LIX | NFL
Game of the week Minnesota Vikings (14-2) v Detroit Lions (14-2) The final game of the regular season and it all comes down to this. Two titans battle for the NFC North crown, home-field advantage until the Super Bowl and the ivory tower of a first-round bye. The loser takes the fifth seed and a… Continue reading NFL playoff race: Vikings and Lions vie for inside track to Super Bowl LIX | NFL
Lions LB Alex Anzalone not 100%, weighing risks to play vs. Vikings
Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s status for the team’s finale against the Minnesota Vikings appears to still be in the air. On Thursday, Anzalone participated in his first non-walkthrough practice since breaking his left forearm in Week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was not a fully-padded practice and he was sporting a brace on… Continue reading Lions LB Alex Anzalone not 100%, weighing risks to play vs. Vikings
Vikings’ T.J. Hockenson focused on team stakes vs. the Lions
That sentiment does not seem to have morphed into any sort of resentment for Joseph or his former team. Hockenson denied that Sunday’s matchup held any extra weight because of his injury. “Injuries happen in this game and in this league,” Hockenson said. “I’m excited to play ‘em for sure, and I’m excited to be… Continue reading Vikings’ T.J. Hockenson focused on team stakes vs. the Lions
5 Qs Lions vs. Vikings preview: Sunday night shootout incoming
It isn’t a playoff game, but it might as well be, and we would never pass up the opportunity to get some intel from the opponent’s perspective. We called on Arif Hasan—check out and subscribe to his great work here—to give us some insight into the other 14-2 team in the division, the difference a… Continue reading 5 Qs Lions vs. Vikings preview: Sunday night shootout incoming
Pro Bowl rosters include 9 Ravens, 7 Lions, 6 Vikings and Eagles and no Patrick Mahomes
Nine Baltimore Ravens, including two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, were selected for the Pro Bowl Games. The Detroit Lions are next with seven players and the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles each have six players on the NFC roster. Patrick Mahomes wasn’t selected to the AFC roster for the first time since… Continue reading Pro Bowl rosters include 9 Ravens, 7 Lions, 6 Vikings and Eagles and no Patrick Mahomes
Detroit Lions LB ‘close’ to return
The Detroit Lions could be getting a key starter back on defense before their biggest game of the season. The Lions opened linebacker Alex Anzalone’s return-to-practice window Wednesday, a little more than six weeks after he broke his left forearm in a Nov. 17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Anzalone… Continue reading Detroit Lions LB ‘close’ to return