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Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 15 · U.S. Bank Stadium · Sunday Night

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

Detroit Lions—Away
Minnesota Vikings—Home

Game details

Venue address
401 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Detroit Lions 3–2 · Road 1–2 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 16 · 7 days of rest
Minnesota Vikings 5–0 · Home 2–0 · Streak W5 · Power Index No. 3 · 10 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · DET 5 games, MIN 5 games
MetricDETMIN
Points per game32.81st21.820th
Points allowed per game29.629th12.81st
Total yards per game393.85th283.027th
Passing yards per game297.03rd187.628th
Rushing yards per game114.214th116.013th
Turnovers per game0.21st0.88th
Sacks allowed per game2.215th3.028th
Penalty yards per game51.611th50.010th

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.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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

Head-to-head since 1999

DET 18 · MIN 36 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

DET 49.8% · MIN 49.8%

Matchup quality 66.5 / 100

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

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