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Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 8 · Ford Field

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Minnesota Vikings—Away
Detroit Lions—Home

Matchup preview

Minnesota Vikings 5–0 · Road 3–0 · Streak W5 · Power Index No. 3 · 7 days of rest
Detroit Lions 3–2 · Home 2–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 16 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · MIN 5 games, DET 5 games
MetricMINDET
Points per game21.820th32.81st
Points allowed per game12.81st29.629th
Total yards per game283.027th393.85th
Passing yards per game187.628th297.03rd
Rushing yards per game116.013th114.214th
Turnovers per game0.88th0.21st
Sacks allowed per game3.028th2.213th
Penalty yards per game50.010th51.611th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Minnesota Vikings: recent results

  1. W 23–13 @ NO Week 5
  2. W 15–10 vs MIA Week 4
  3. W 23–16 @ TB Week 3
  4. W 9–3 @ CHI Week 2
  5. W 39–22 vs GB Week 1

Detroit Lions: recent results

  1. W 45–21 @ ARI Week 5
  2. L 26–32 @ CAR Week 4
  3. W 31–24 vs NYJ Week 3
  4. L 31–41 @ BUF Week 2
  5. W 31–30 (OT) vs NO Week 1

Minnesota Vikings: season leaders

Passing
Kyler Murray 662 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Aaron Jones Sr. 410 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Justin Jefferson 258 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Dallas Turner 5.5 · 4 g

Detroit Lions: season leaders

Passing
Jared Goff 1,485 yds · 5 g
Rushing
Jahmyr Gibbs 504 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Amon-Ra St. Brown 372 yds · 5 g
Sacks
DJ Wonnum 4.0 · 3 g

Minnesota Vikings: injury report

  • Out Charles Demmings LCB
  • Out Christian Darrisaw LT
  • Out Elijah Williams LDE
  • Out Jakobe Thomas SS
  • Out Jordan Addison WR
  • Out Max Brosmer QB
  • Out Odell Beckham Jr. WR
  • Questionable T.J. Hockenson TE

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Detroit Lions: injury report

  • Out Ahmed Hassanein RDE
  • Out Ben Bartch LG
  • Out Bishop Fitzgerald FS
  • Out Brian Branch SS
  • Out Giovanni Manu LT
  • Out Jackson Meeks TE
  • Out Kerby Joseph FS
  • Out Mason Miller

4 more listed.

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 11. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

MIN 36 · DET 18 in 54 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 17 DET 10, MIN 23
  2. 2025 · Week 9 MIN 27, DET 24
  3. 2024 · Week 18 MIN 9, DET 31
  4. 2024 · Week 7 DET 31, MIN 29
  5. 2023 · Week 18 MIN 20, DET 30

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

MIN 38.4% · DET 61.3%

Matchup quality 66.2 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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