Sportsball Stats

Detroit LionsvMinnesota Vikings

Mon, 2 Nov 2026, 5:00 am AEDT

Ford Field · Indoors - weather is not a factor

2026 · Week 8

Season comparison

2026 has no stat lines yet, so these are 2025 figures.

Detroit Lions2025Minnesota Vikings
17Played17
9Won9
0Drawn0
8Lost8
481Points for344
413Points against333
WLLLWLast 5WWWWW

Key stats

Detroit LionsPer match · 2025Minnesota Vikings
  • 388.7Total yards297

    Total yards: Detroit Lions 388.7, Minnesota Vikings 297. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

  • 268.6Passing yards188.7

    Passing yards: Detroit Lions 268.6, Minnesota Vikings 188.7. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

  • 120.1Rushing yards108.3

    Rushing yards: Detroit Lions 120.1, Minnesota Vikings 108.3. Yards gained on the ground.

  • 19.4First downs15.2

    First downs: Detroit Lions 19.4, Minnesota Vikings 15.2. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

  • 2.8Sacks2.9

    Sacks: Detroit Lions 2.8, Minnesota Vikings 2.9. Sacks by this defence.

  • 6QB hits5.8

    QB hits: Detroit Lions 6, Minnesota Vikings 5.8. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

  • 3.9Tackles for loss6.3

    Tackles for loss: Detroit Lions 3.9, Minnesota Vikings 6.3. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

  • 1.1Takeaways1.2

    Takeaways: Detroit Lions 1.1, Minnesota Vikings 1.2. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

  • 6.1Penalties6.5

    Penalties: Detroit Lions 6.1, Minnesota Vikings 6.5. Penalties accepted against this team.

  • 42.2Penalty yards52.1

    Penalty yards: Detroit Lions 42.2, Minnesota Vikings 52.1. Yards conceded to penalties.

  • 6.1Passing EPA-5.9

    Passing EPA: Detroit Lions 6.1, Minnesota Vikings -5.9. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

  • -1.4Rushing EPA-0.8

    Rushing EPA: Detroit Lions -1.4, Minnesota Vikings -0.8. The same for the running game.

Head to head

6 Detroit Lions · 0 drawn · 4 Minnesota Vikings10 meetings on record, 48.9 points a game

  • Minnesota Vikings2310Detroit Lions2025 · 25 Dec
  • Detroit Lions2427Minnesota Vikings2025 · 2 Nov
  • Detroit Lions319Minnesota Vikings2024 · 6 Jan
  • Minnesota Vikings2931Detroit Lions2024 · 21 Oct
  • Detroit Lions3020Minnesota Vikings2023 · 8 Jan
  • Minnesota Vikings2430Detroit Lions2023 · 25 Dec
  • Detroit Lions3423Minnesota Vikings2022 · 12 Dec
  • Minnesota Vikings2824Detroit Lions2022 · 26 Sept
  • Detroit Lions2927Minnesota Vikings2021 · 6 Dec
  • Minnesota Vikings1917Detroit Lions2021 · 11 Oct

Players to watch

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Defence vs position

2025 regular season - 2026 has no data yet.

Conceded per gameDetroit LionsMinnesota Vikings
Passing yards to QBs234.912th177.731st
Passing TDs to QBs1.86th0.931st
Rushing yards to RBs89.121st105.19th
Rushing TDs to RBs0.712th0.712th
Receptions to RBs3.526th3.230th
Receiving yards to WRs155.58th115.928th
Receptions to WRs11.414th8.831st
Receiving TDs to WRs1.22nd0.529th
Receiving yards to TEs54.816th42.328th
Receptions to TEs5.219th4.427th
Rank 1 of 32 concedes the MOST, so a low rank is a soft matchup for that position and not a strong defence.

Odds

Head to head

SelectionBestBetr
Lions
Vikings

Line18.5

SelectionBestBetr
Lions-18.5
Vikings+18.5

Total points37.5

SelectionBestBetr
Over
Under

Injury report

Out, Doubtful and Questionable designations only.

Nobody at either club carried an Out, Doubtful or Questionable designation in this round.