BRIAN MURPHY
Vikings 24, Lions 20: Snarling Everson Griffen guaranteed victory while chewing bark the other day, a surefire way to antagonize an aggrieved team like Detroit. But the Lions are the NFL's greatest get-well opponent, a self-destructive force with a penchant for madness in Minnesota (14-38-1 all time).
TOM POWERS
Vikings 27, Lions 17: The Vikings' defense will do better at home against a not-so-mobile quarterback, and the offense couldn't possibly be as bad as it showed last week. Otherwise, two weeks into the season we are looking at the end of the word as we know it.