TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 80-44-2 (DET won 5 of past 6)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/20/24: DET 31 at MIN 29
HEAD COACHES
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-4 Reg. Season: 34-16 (.680) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 5-2 Reg. Season: 43-35-1 (.551) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)
VIKINGS NOTES
• VIKINGS can clinch NFC North & No. 1 seed with win & can win 15 games for 2nd time in franchise history (15-1 in 1998). • QB SAM DARNOLD became 1st starting QB ever to win 14 games in 1st season with team. Ranks 4th in NFL in pass yards (career-high 4,153), 5th in TD passes (career-high 35) & 5th in rating (106.4) in 2024 & is 1 of 4 QBs all-time with 35+ TD passes in 1st season with team. Became 4th player ever with 12 games of 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in single season. Has 2+TD passes & 100+ rating in 6 of his 7 road starts in 2024. • RB AARON JONES has 1,471 scrimmage yards (1,093 rush, 378 rec.) in 2024, his 4th-career season with 1,400 scrimmage yards. Aims for his 5th in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Had 116 scrimmage yards (93 rush, 23 rec.) & rush TD in Week 7 meeting. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON ranks 2nd in NFL in rec. yards (1,479), tied-5th in rec. TDs (10) & 7th in receptions (100) in 2024 & can become 5th player ever with 3 career seasons of 100+ catches & 1,500+ rec. yards. Has most rec. yards (7,378) & 3rd-most receptions (492) by player in 1st 5 seasons ever & can join Michael Thomas (510) as only players all-time with 500 catches in 1st 5 seasons. Has 69 catches (7.7 per game) for 1,154 yards (128.2 per game) & 4 TDs in 9 career games vs. Det. Aims for his 4th in row at Det. with 11+ catches & 180+ rec. yards & 5th in row at Det. with 125+ rec. yards. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 9th rec. TD of season last week & has 19 career rec. TDs, tied 4th-most by player under age 23 in NFL history. Can become 5th WR in SB era with 10+ rec. TDs in each of his 1st 2 career seasons. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON needs 54 rec. yards for 5th-straight 500-yard season. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN led team with 11 tackles & had career-high 1.5 sacks last week. Needs 2 tackles for new career high (104 in 2023). • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL has career highs in sacks (11.5) & TFL (17) in 2024. Had 2 sacks, 3 TFL & FF in Week 7 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row on road with sack & 6th in row on road with TFL. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD has career-high 16 TFL in 2024 & aims for his 6th in row on road with TFL. Had sack & FF in Week 7 meeting. • CB BYRON MURPHY has career-high 14 PD in 2024.
LIONS NOTES
• LIONS have won franchise-record 14 games in 2024 & can win consec. div. titles for 1st time since 1970. Lead NFL with 33.3 points per game & have 6 games with 40+ points, tied-most in single season all-time. Became 4th team ever with 3 players each with 12+ TDs in same season • QB JARED GOFF passed for 303 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 132.4 rating last week & has 42 career games with 300+ pass yards, 2nd-most by player in 1st 9 seasons all-time. Has 4th-most pass yards (34,827) & completions (3,020) by player in 1st 9 seasons in NFL history. Ranks 2nd in rating (113.6) & pass yards (4,398) & 4th in TD passes (36) in 2024. Aims for his 4th in row with 300+ pass yards, 5th in row with 3+ TD passes & 6th in row with 100+ rating. Has 2,653 pass yards (294.8 per game) & 17 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 107.3 rating in 9 career starts vs. Min., incl. 280 pass yards, 2 TDs & 140 rating in Week 7 meeting. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 163 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 46 rec.) & 13th rush TD of season last week & became 5th player under age 23 with 20 career games with TD. Ranks tied-2nd in scrimmage TDs (16), 3rd in scrimmage yards (1,756) & 6th in rush yards (1,273) in 2024. Can become 1st player ever with 70+ scrimmage yards in 17 games within single season. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & 5th in row with TD. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN ranks 2nd in catches (109), tied-2nd in rec. TDs (12) & 4th in rec. yards (1,186) in 2024 & has 424 career receptions, 2nd-most by player in 1st 4 seasons all-time. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Min with 7+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had 7th rec. TD & 1st rush TD of season last week. Needs 33 rec. yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 17th-career rec. TD last week, tied with HOFer Mike Ditka for 2nd-most by TE in 1st 2 seasons in NFL history. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had 2nd-career sack last week. Is 1st DB with 100+ tackles (103), 15+ PD (15) & 5+ TFL (8) in single season since 2000. • DB KERBY JOSEPH had 3rd-career game with 2 INTs last week & leads NFL with career-high 9 INTs in 2024. • LB JACK CAMPBELL led team with 9 tackles last week & has career-high 119 tackles in 2024.
