TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 80-43-2 (DET won 4 of past 5) Postseason: —
The Last Time… Regular Season: 1/7/24: MIN 20 at DET 30 Postseason: —
HEAD COACHES
Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-2 Reg. Season: 33-34-1 (.493) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-3 Reg. Season: 25-14 (.641) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF completed 18 of 25 atts. (72 pct.) for season-high 315 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 153.8 rating last week, becoming 2nd QB ever (Drew Brees) with 150+ rating in back-to-back starts. Has 27 career games with 300+ pass yards & 100+ rating tied with Kirk Cousins for 2nd-most ever by QB in 1st 9 seasons. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating. Is 3-0 with 907 pass yards (302.3 per game) & 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 114.2 rating in his past 3 starts vs. Min. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 91 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 28 rec.) last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in each of 5 games this season, with 90+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. Has TD in 2 of past 3. Had 100 scrimmage yards (80 rush, 20 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last road meeting & has rush TD in each of 2 career games vs. Min. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY rushed for 80 yards & 2 TDs last week, 8th-straight game with rush TD, tied with Kyren Williams for longest active streak in NFL. Had rush TD in each of 2 games vs. Min. last season. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN aims for 4th in row with TD catch. Has 6+ catches in 3 of past 4. Had 7+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD in each of 2 games vs. Min. last season. Has 6+ catches in each of 6 career games vs. Min. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has 75+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 games this season. Had 5 catches in last road meeting. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 1st TD catch of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. Had rec. TD in last meeting. • LB JACK CAMPBELL aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. Had sack in last meeting. • DL ALIM MCNEILL had 2 sacks last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. • DB KERBY JOSEPH has INT in 4 of 5 games this season. Had 2 INTs in last road meeting. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had career-high 2 INTs & 2nd-career FF last week. Has 2+ PD in each of his 4 games this season. Aims for his 9th in row with PD.
VIKINGS NOTES
• MINNESOTA can begin 6-0 for 7th time in franchise history & 1st time since 2009. • QB SAM DARNOLD has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 4 of 5 starts this season. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) & 121.4 rating in his last game vs. Det. (12/24/22 w/ Car.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with 115+ rating. • RB AARON JONES aims for his 6th in row in 2024 & 10th in row overall with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 826 scrimmage yards (82.6 per game) & 7 TDs (4 rec., 3 rush) in 10 career games vs. Det. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 92 rec. yards in Week 5. Has 6,349 career rec. yards & can surpass HOFer Jerry Rice (6,364) for 3rd-most by player in 1st 5 seasons all-time. Has 62 catches for 1,073 yards (134.1 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 8 career games vs. Det., incl. 6 games with 120+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with TD catch & 4th in row vs. Det. with 140+ rec. yards. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 57 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had 2nd INT-TD of season in Week 5. Became 1st player ever with 3 sacks & 2 INT-TDs in his team’s 1st 5 games of season. • LB IVAN PACE had 1st sack of season in Week 5 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN has 5+ tackles in 4 of 5 games this season. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack. • CB STEPHON GILMORE had 1st INT of season in Week 5, his 32nd-career INT. • S CAMRYN BYNUM had 2nd INT of season in Week 5. Has 5 PD in his past 3 & aims for his 4th in row with PD. • S HARRISON SMITH had 1st sack of season last week & became 7th player since 1982 with 30+ INTs (35) & 20+ sacks (20.5). Has PD in 4 of 5 games this season. Has 2 INTs & 4 PD in his past 4 at home vs. Det.
