1:55 -- Life for the Lions. Jared Goff hits Jameson Williams along the near sideline over the top and he hauls it in and dives in for a 37-yard touchdown. Detroit within one score with just under two minutes left. Game isn’t over quite yet. Vikings 27, Lions 24

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings face off in Week 9 in a big NFC North showdown. The 5-2 Lions are looking to stay near the top of the NFC race and hope to eventually catch the division-leading Green Bay Packers,

The 2025 season has been disappointing for the Minnesota Vikings. They have stumbled to a 3-4 record and are given no favors this Sunday when they head to Ford Field to take on the 5-2 Detroit Lions.

Jared Goff just missing Amon-Ra St. Brown in the back left corner of the end zone. The Lions would score on the next play, but that's a pitch-and-catch in the red zone that duo completes 95 times out of 100. But not this day, an emblematic display of the lack of execution that plagued the offense all afternoon.

The Detroit Lions were stunned by J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings in a Week 9 NFC North showdown at Ford Field. Here are the highlights.

To put it simply, going 3-2 down the stretch would require some monumental help, and even if they go 4-1 in those final five games, it will still be close.

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The Lions are on the outside of the NFC playoff picture looking in entering Thanksgiving. Can they chance that while playing against the Packers?