When: 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Where: Ford Field, Detroit.
TV/radio: CBS (Channel 62), WJR-AM (760).
Line: Lions by 2 1/2.
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Motown showdown: It’s rare in recent years that the Lions have had a late-season game with so much on the line, but the showdown with the Minnesota Vikings pits the co-leaders in the NFC North in a contest that could decide the division.
If the Lions win, they’ll take a commanding lead over the Vikings with five games to play. Yes, they’ll only be one game up in the win column, but they’ll own the all-important tiebreaker with Minnesota, in the event that the teams finish with identical records.