Lions will beat Vikings in showdown for NFC's No. 1 seed

Lions vs. Vikings: Is Jared Goff the antidote to blitz-happy Minnesota defense?
In a 31-29 victory over Minnesota in October, Lions QB Jared Goff completed 10 of 11 pass attempts for 164 yards and 2 TDs ...
NFL Week 17 takeaways: Are Vikings on the Lions’, Eagles’ level? Should Cowboys keep McCarthy?
The Athletic NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Dan Pompei share their thoughts on all of these storylines and more.
Vikings with O’Connell clearly prefer to pass the ball, and Darnold has aced the test
The Minnesota Vikings didn't hesitate to pass the ball with a precarious two-point lead late in the game against Green Bay ...
Are you ready for a thunderous new rouser for the Vikings?
Even though Maria Schneider is 1,205 miles away from U.S. Bank Stadium, the Grammy-winning composer watches Vikings games at ...
NFL Power Rankings Week 18: Vikings on a roll, but can they beat the Lions?
Oddly, the Rams saw their playoff spot clinched Sunday night by Washington’s win over Atlanta. The Rams are NFC West champs, ...
Vikings want rookie kicker Will Reichard ‘poised through the noise’ as pressure mounts
When Minnesota and Detroit met on Oct. 20, the Lions took a 31-29 victory over the Vikings on a 44-yard field goal by Jake ...
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A different Sam Darnold? Vikings’ rematch with Lions has quarterback playing at the top of his game
Sam Darnold heads to Detroit riding the wave of a breakout season with the Vikings, whose hopes of capturing the No. 1 seed ...
The Secret Lives of Vikings
In “Embers of the Hands,” the historian Eleanor Barraclough looks beyond the soap-opera sagas to those lost in the cracks of ...