The Lions come to US Bank stadium Sunday to play the Vikings for early bragging rights and a spot atop the NFC North division. It should be a good challenge for the Vikings, who let the Lions come away with two narrow victories in the series last year that cost the Vikings a playoff birth.
The Lions come in fresh after a last second loss to the Falcons at home last week. The Lions should have won the game on that final play, but the refs thought otherwise. Nevertheless, except for some tipped balls that led to a couple fortuitous interceptions, the Lions did little to slow the Falcons offense most of the game, while the Lions’ offense struggled to turn 3 Falcons turnovers into points.