The Vikings found their footing in Week 9 against the Detroit Lions. They have struggled to find it all season long but they got healthy, and looked the part against one of the toughest teams in the NFC and the NFL as a whole.

The Lions (5-3, second in NFC North) lost 27-24 to the Minnesota Vikings ... today. On the field for a few pregame meetups was Tom Brady, in the building as the color commentator for the Fox broadcast. And in case you were wondering, Brady was 5-2 in seven ...

DETROIT — The bye week is over and the Detroit Lions are back. The Lions (5-2) earned one of their biggest wins of the season before getting to their bye, downing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home. Now Detroit can pick right back up where it left off hosting the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field today.

The Minnesota Vikings have their first matchup of the year against the only team to sweep them in 2024, the Detroit Lions. The Vikings had three losses last season and can avenge two of them with a win on Sunday against one of the toughest teams in the NFL.

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