NFL Show
The Minnesota Vikings travel to Detroit to take on the surprising Lions in a NFC North Division showdown. Minnesota currently has the #2 seed in the NFC with a 10-2 record coming into this matchup. The Lions are now 5-7 and alone in second-place in the division. The Vikings can clinch the division with a win on Sunday. The opening kick is scheduled for 1:00pm EST.
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It hasn't always been pretty, but the Minnesota Vikings keep finding ways to win and sit with the second-best record in the NFL heading into this divisional showdown. A win and the Vikings will clinch the division with four weeks to go in the season. Last week, at home vs. the Jets, the Vikings once again were able to survive against another AFC East opponent. Ten day after defeating New England by a touchdown, the Vikings survived a furious Jets' comeback attempt and turned them away on an interception by Camryn Bynum at the 1-yard line with 10 seconds left to hang for the win. It completed a sweep of the AFC East for the Vikings with all of them decided by a single score.
“It feels like any other play,” Bynum said. “I know pressure’s on us. We’re in the red zone, fourth down, one play to lose the game or win the game, but to us that’s normal football.”
< p>Quarterback Kirk Cousins finished the game 21-of-35 for just 173 yards but came through when they needed him with a 4th quarter touchdown to Justin Jefferson. Jefferson was targeted 11 times in the game but finished with just seven catches for 45 yards.
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The Vikings are still very much in the hunt for the #1 seed in the NFC but will need the Eagles to lose at least two more games as the Eagles hold the tiebreaker with a win over the Vikings earlier this season. Despite the presence of playmakers like Jefferson and running back Dalvin Cook, the Vikings are just 19th in the NFL in total offense this season. They are 10th in passing and just 25th on the ground this season. The Vikings defense has not lit the world on fire either, ranking just 31st in total defense thus far. The Vikings are dead last against the pass this season.
Key Injuries: The Vikings roster was hit by illness this week, notably key secondary pieces in Harrison Smith and Patrick Peterson. But all should be a go on Sunday. DE Jonathan Bullard will likely be out with a bicep injury.
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