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Wk 15 · 2026

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings — Sun, Dec 20

Sun, Dec 20 · U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN · NBC

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
Detroit Lions
NFC North · no games yet
at
8:20pET
DET -1.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential DET by 0.3
Minnesota Vikings
NFC North · no games yet

What is at stake

An NFC North game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC North finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Lions: +2.2#13
Efficiency margin
Vikings: +0.2#18
Lions: +2.5#5
Offense
Vikings: -0.8#23
Lions: -0.4#19
Defense
Vikings: +1.0#9
Lions: 28.3
Points / game
Vikings: 20.2
Lions: 24.3
Points allowed / game
Vikings: 19.6
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

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Vikings form

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Lions this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Vikings this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
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Common opponents · 10

OpponentLionsVikings
Saints
NFC
vs Wk 1 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Bills
AFC
at Wk 2 · scheduled previewvs Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Jets
AFC
vs Wk 3 · scheduled previewat Wk 17 · scheduled preview
Panthers
NFC
at Wk 4 · scheduled previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Packers
NFC
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewvs Wk 1 · scheduled preview
Dolphins
AFC
at Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Patriots
AFC
N Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Buccaneers
NFC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Bears
NFC
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 2 · scheduled preview
Falcons
NFC
at Wk 13 · scheduled previewvs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Vikings leads 24–16 · Vikings has won the last 2
40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 3.2 points toward Vikings
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-12-25Lions 10 — 23 Vikingsat MINVikings
20252025-11-02Vikings 27 — 24 Lionsat DETVikings
20242025-01-05Vikings 9 — 31 Lionsat DETLions
20242024-10-20Lions 31 — 29 Vikingsat MINLions
20232024-01-07Vikings 20 — 30 Lionsat DETLions
20232023-12-24Lions 30 — 24 Vikingsat MINLions
20222022-12-11Vikings 23 — 34 Lionsat DETLions
20222022-09-25Lions 24 — 28 Vikingsat MINVikings
20212021-12-05Vikings 27 — 29 Lionsat DETLions
20212021-10-10Lions 17 — 19 Vikingsat MINVikings
20202021-01-03Vikings 37 — 35 Lionsat DETVikings
20202020-11-08Lions 20 — 34 Vikingsat MINVikings
20192019-12-08Lions 7 — 20 Vikingsat MINVikings
20192019-10-20Vikings 42 — 30 Lionsat DETVikings
20182018-12-23Vikings 27 — 9 Lionsat DETVikings
20182018-11-04Lions 9 — 24 Vikingsat MINVikings
20172017-11-23Vikings 30 — 23 Lionsat DETVikings
20172017-10-01Lions 14 — 7 Vikingsat MINLions
20162016-11-24Vikings 13 — 16 Lionsat DETLions
20162016-11-06Lions 22 — 16 Vikingsat MINLions
20152015-10-25Vikings 28 — 19 Lionsat DETVikings
20152015-09-20Lions 16 — 26 Vikingsat MINVikings
20142014-12-14Vikings 14 — 16 Lionsat DETLions
20142014-10-12Lions 17 — 3 Vikingsat MINLions
20132013-12-29Lions 13 — 14 Vikingsat MINVikings
20132013-09-08Vikings 24 — 34 Lionsat DETLions
20122012-11-11Lions 24 — 34 Vikingsat MINVikings
20122012-09-30Vikings 20 — 13 Lionsat DETVikings
20112011-12-11Vikings 28 — 34 Lionsat DETLions
20112011-09-25Lions 26 — 23 Vikingsat MINLions
20102011-01-02Vikings 13 — 20 Lionsat DETLions
20102010-09-26Lions 10 — 24 Vikingsat MINVikings
20092009-11-15Lions 10 — 27 Vikingsat MINVikings
20092009-09-20Vikings 27 — 13 Lionsat DETVikings
20082008-12-07Vikings 20 — 16 Lionsat DETVikings
20082008-10-12Lions 10 — 12 Vikingsat MINVikings
20072007-12-02Lions 10 — 42 Vikingsat MINVikings
20072007-09-16Vikings 17 — 20 Lionsat DETLions
20062006-12-10Vikings 30 — 20 Lionsat DETVikings
20062006-10-08Lions 17 — 26 Vikingsat MINVikings

Lions leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJared Goff QB #16393/578, 4564 YDS, 34 TD, 8 INT
David Montgomery RB #321/2, 3 YDS, 1 TD
RushingJahmyr Gibbs RB #0243 CAR, 1223 YDS, 13 TD
David Montgomery RB #32158 CAR, 716 YDS, 8 TD
Jared Goff QB #1619 CAR, 45 YDS
ReceivingAmon-Ra St. Brown WR #14117 REC, 1401 YDS, 11 TD
Jameson Williams WR #165 REC, 1117 YDS, 7 TD
Jahmyr Gibbs RB #077 REC, 616 YDS, 5 TD
Sam LaPorta TE #8740 REC, 489 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesJack Campbell LB #46176
Alex Anzalone LB #3495
Derrick Barnes LB #5578
SacksAidan Hutchinson DE #9714.5
Al-Quadin Muhammad LB #9711
Jack Campbell LB #465
InterceptionsKerby Joseph S #313
D.J. Reed CB #42
Alex Anzalone LB #341
full roster and per-player history

Vikings leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJ.J. McCarthy QB #9140/243, 1632 YDS, 11 TD, 12 INT
Carson Wentz QB #11110/169, 1216 YDS, 6 TD, 5 INT
RushingJordan Mason RB #27159 CAR, 758 YDS, 6 TD
Aaron Jones Sr. RB #33132 CAR, 548 YDS, 2 TD
J.J. McCarthy QB #937 CAR, 181 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingJustin Jefferson WR #1884 REC, 1048 YDS, 2 TD
Jordan Addison WR #342 REC, 610 YDS, 3 TD
Jalen Nailor WR #929 REC, 444 YDS, 4 TD
T.J. Hockenson TE #8751 REC, 438 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesBlake Cashman LB #51144
Eric Wilson LB #55115
Joshua Metellus S #4486
SacksDallas Turner LB #158
Andrew Van Ginkel LB #437
Eric Wilson LB #556.5
InterceptionsHarrison Smith S #222
Byron Murphy Jr. CB #72
Joshua Metellus S #442
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.