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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 3–0 · Road 2–0 · Streak W3 · Power Index No. 8 · 7 days of rest
Detroit Lions 2–1 · Home 2–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 15 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · MIN 3 games, DET 3 games
MetricMINDET
Points per game23.716th31.03rd
Points allowed per game13.72nd31.732nd
Total yards per game238.332nd368.39th
Passing yards per game154.032nd267.37th
Rushing yards per game101.317th120.710th
Turnovers per game0.75th0.31st
Sacks allowed per game3.025th2.315th
Penalty yards per game45.06th53.313th

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 23–16 @ TB Week 3
  2. W 9–3 @ CHI Week 2
  3. W 39–22 vs GB Week 1

Detroit Lions: recent results

  1. W 31–24 vs NYJ Week 3
  2. L 31–41 @ BUF Week 2
  3. W 31–30 (OT) vs NO Week 1

Minnesota Vikings: season leaders

Passing
Carson Wentz 276 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Aaron Jones Sr. 203 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Justin Jefferson 179 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Dallas Turner 3.5 · 3 g

Detroit Lions: season leaders

Passing
Jared Goff 802 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Jahmyr Gibbs 307 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Amon-Ra St. Brown 228 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Aidan Hutchinson 3.0 · 2 g

Minnesota Vikings: injury report

  • Out Charles Demmings LCB
  • Out Christian Darrisaw LT
  • Questionable Ben Yurosek TE
  • Questionable Brian O'Neill RT
  • Questionable Jordan Addison WR
  • Questionable Justin Jefferson WR
  • Questionable Michael Jurgens C

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Detroit Lions: injury report

  • Out Ben Bartch LG
  • Out Brian Branch SS
  • Out Giovanni Manu LT
  • Out Kerby Joseph FS
  • Out Mason Miller
  • Out Rock Ya-Sin RCB
  • Questionable Tyleik Williams RDT

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. 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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