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Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota

Vikings

5-6

-7

27

-7

Ford Field

12/05/2021 13:00 ET

40° Moderate Rain

29

+7

29

+7

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

0-10-1

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota

Vikings

5-6

-7

27

-7

Ford Field

12/05/2021 13:00 ET

40° Moderate Rain

29

+7

29

+7

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

0-10-1

Records accurate at time of game.

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Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota

Vikings

5-6

-7

27

-7

Ford Field

12/05/2021 13:00 ET

40° Moderate Rain

29

+7

29

+7

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

0-10-1

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota

Vikings

5-6

-7

27

-7

Ford Field

12/05/2021 13:00 ET

40° Moderate Rain

29

+7

29

+7

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

0-10-1

Records accurate at time of game.

Expert Consensus

The overall consensus pick in the three main categories of pick - money line, spread, and points total.

-305

Money Line Pick

+240

Money Line Pick

-305

+240

-7

Against The Spread Pick

-7

OTB

Points Pick

OTB

Points Pick

OTB

Top Experts

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Standings

The head to head stats and rankings of both teams prior to the game.

Records accurate at time of game.

Minnesota Vikings

(NFC North)

	W-L-T	PCT	PF	PA	Last 5
1	9-3	.750	283	242	3-2
2	5-6	.455	281	276	2-3
3	4-7	.364	179	254	1-4
4	0-10-1	.000	174	289	0-4-1

Detroit Lions

(NFC North)

	W-L-T	PCT	PF	PA	Last 5
1	9-3	.750	283	242	3-2
2	5-6	.455	281	276	2-3
3	4-7	.364	179	254	1-4
4	0-10-1	.000	174	289	0-4-1

Schedules

Trends over the previous 2 games, selected game and next 2 games.

Minnesota Vikings

Week	Opp	Score	Result	Spread	Points
W15	AT	17-9	W	-7	OTB
W14	VS	28-36	W	-3.5	OTB
W13	AT	27-29	L	-7	OTB
W12	AT	26-34	L	+4	OTB
W11	VS	31-34	W	+1.5	OTB

Full Vikings Schedule

Detroit Lions

Week	Opp	Score	Result	Spread	Points
W15	VS	12-30	W	+13	OTB
W14	AT	10-38	L	+12.5	OTB
W13	VS	27-29	W	+7	OTB
W12	VS	16-14	L	+2.5	OTB
W11	AT	10-13	L	+13	OTB

Full Lions Schedule

Head to Head Stats

The head to head stats and rankings of both teams.

Records accurate at time of game.

Offense

Scoring Offense

9th

25.5

Points Scored

30th

15.8

7th

6.1

Average Pts Q1

28th

2.5

13th

7.8

Average Pts Q2

31st

3.5

11th

6.0

Average Pts Q3

19th

4.0

26th

5.1

Average Pts Q4

21st

5.8

Pass Offense

8th

266.7

Pass Yards per Game

29th

194.6

7th

2.1

Pass TD's per Game

29th

0.9

10th

7.2

Passing Yards per Attempt

32nd

5.5

1st

0.3

Interceptions per Game

12th

0.7

1st

1.4

Sacks Allowed per Game

22nd

2.5

11th

5.5

QB Hits Allowed per Game

22nd

6.0

10th

12.7

Passing First Downs per Game

23rd

11.0

Run Offense

15th

114.5

Rush Yards per Game

20th

110.7

30th

0.5

Rush TD's per Game

17th

0.8

18th

4.2

Rushing Yards per Carry

11th

4.5

12th

0.5

Fumbles Lost per Game

19th

0.5

18th

6.3

Rushing First Downs per Game

20th

6.1

Offensive Efficiency

11th

5.8

Yards per Offensive Play

28th

5.0

30th

66.5

Penalty Yards per Game

22nd

57.8

15th

20.9

First Downs per Game

26th

19.0

18th

30.4

Time of Possession (Minutes)

23rd

29.4

6th

67.6%

Redzone TD %

28th

50.0%

21st

38.1%

3rd Down Conversion %

31st

32.6%

Offense

Scoring Offense

9th

25.5

Points Scored

30th

15.8

7th

6.1

Average Pts Q1

28th

2.5

13th

7.8

Average Pts Q2

31st

3.5

11th

6.0

Average Pts Q3

19th

4.0

26th

5.1

Average Pts Q4

21st

5.8

Pass Offense

8th

266.7

Pass Yards per Game

29th

194.6

7th

2.1

Pass TD's per Game

29th

0.9

10th

7.2

Passing Yards per Attempt

32nd

5.5

1st

0.3

Interceptions per Game

12th

0.7

1st

1.4

Sacks Allowed per Game

22nd

2.5

11th

5.5

QB Hits Allowed per Game

22nd

6.0

10th

12.7

Passing First Downs per Game

23rd

11.0

Run Offense

15th

114.5

Rush Yards per Game

20th

110.7

30th

0.5

Rush TD's per Game

17th

0.8

18th

4.2

Rushing Yards per Carry

11th

4.5

12th

0.5

Fumbles Lost per Game

19th

0.5

18th

6.3

Rushing First Downs per Game

20th

6.1

Offensive Efficiency

11th

5.8

Yards per Offensive Play

28th

5.0

30th

66.5

Penalty Yards per Game

22nd

57.8

15th

20.9

First Downs per Game

26th

19.0

18th

30.4

Time of Possession (Minutes)

23rd

29.4

6th

67.6%

Redzone TD %

28th

50.0%

21st

38.1%

3rd Down Conversion %

31st

32.6%

Defense

Scoring Defense

24th

25.1

Points Allowed

27th

26.3

9th

3.6

Average Pts Allowed Q1

21st

4.4

23rd

8.1

Average Pts Allowed Q2

31st

10.4

29th

6.5

Average Pts Allowed Q3

28th

6.5

10th

6.3

Average Pts Allowed Q4

6th

5.1

Pass Defense

22nd

248.5

Pass Yards Allowed per Game

16th

242.9

17th

1.6

Pass TD's Allowed per Game

17th

1.6

23rd

7.3

Passing Yards Allowed per Attempt

32nd

8.2

16th

0.8

Interceptions per Game

18th

0.7

1st

3.0

Sacks per Game

31st

1.5

16th

5.5

QB Hits per Game

32nd

3.1

23rd

12.8

Passing First Downs per Game Allowed

11th

11.6

Run Defense

30th

134.4

Rush Yards Allowed per Game

29th

133.9

18th

1.0

Rush TD's Allowed per Game

18th

1.0

31st

4.8

Rushing Yards Allowed per Carry

13th

4.2

17th

0.5

Fumbles Recovered per Game

17th

0.5

25th

7.5

Rushing First Downs per Game Allowed

29th

7.5

Defensive Efficiency

28th

6.0

Yards per Offensive Play Allowed

29th

6.0

21st

52.6

Opponent Penalty Yards per Game

14th

55.0

27th

22.5

First Downs per Game Allowed

20th

21.2

7th

+5.0

Turnover Differential

18th

-1.0

27th

68.8%

Redzone TD Allowed %

31st

75.0%

Defense

Scoring Defense

24th

25.1

Points Allowed

27th

26.3

9th

3.6

Average Pts Allowed Q1

21st

4.4

23rd

8.1

Average Pts Allowed Q2

31st

10.4

29th

6.5

Average Pts Allowed Q3

28th

6.5

10th

6.3

Average Pts Allowed Q4

6th

5.1

Pass Defense

22nd

248.5

Pass Yards Allowed per Game

16th

242.9

17th

1.6

Pass TD's Allowed per Game

17th

1.6

23rd

7.3

Passing Yards Allowed per Attempt

32nd

8.2

16th

0.8

Interceptions per Game

18th

0.7

1st

3.0

Sacks per Game

31st

1.5

16th

5.5

QB Hits per Game

32nd

3.1

23rd

12.8

Passing First Downs per Game Allowed

11th

11.6

Run Defense

30th

134.4

Rush Yards Allowed per Game

29th

133.9

18th

1.0

Rush TD's Allowed per Game

18th

1.0

31st

4.8

Rushing Yards Allowed per Carry

13th

4.2

17th

0.5

Fumbles Recovered per Game

17th

0.5

25th

7.5

Rushing First Downs per Game Allowed

29th

7.5

Defensive Efficiency

28th

6.0

Yards per Offensive Play Allowed

29th

6.0

21st

52.6

Opponent Penalty Yards per Game

14th

55.0

27th

22.5

First Downs per Game Allowed

20th

21.2

7th

+5.0

Turnover Differential

18th

-1.0

27th

68.8%

Redzone TD Allowed %

31st

75.0%

Game Odds

Comparison of available odds across various sportsbooks.

Records accurate at time of game.

	Best Odds	FanDuel	BetMGM	Caesars	DraftKings	Fanatics
	N/A	-	-	-	-	-
	N/A	-	-	-	-	-

Line Movement

Odds, Spread and Points movement history.

Records accurate at time of game.

No Data There is no Money Line movement for this game.

Best Player Props

Player Prop Bets for this game ranked by Edge against our Pro Projections.

Player	Prop	Pro Projection	Edge	Best Odds	FanDuel	BetMGM	Caesars	DraftKings	Fanatics
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Lineups

Each team's likely starting lineup.

Minnesota Vikings

Position	Player	Player Rating	Matchup	Projected Yds
No projected lineups available.

Detroit Lions

Position	Player	Player Rating	Matchup	Projected Yds
No projected lineups available.

Depth Charts

The ranking of players in each team's depth charts.

Position	Starter	2nd
QB	(R) J.J. McCarthy 71	Brett Rypien 57
RB	Aaron Jones 88
FB	C.J. Ham 75
LWR	Justin Jefferson 98
SWR	Jalen Nailor 69
RWR	Jordan Addison 82
TE	T.J. Hockenson 91	Josh Oliver 71
LT	Christian Darrisaw 91	Justin Skule 64
RT	Brian O'Neill 85	(R) Walter Rouse 63
LG	Blake Brandel 65	(R) Michael Jurgens 61

Injuries

The players listed as unavailable through injury for both teams.

Minnesota Vikings Injuries

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
Dalvin Cook 91	RB	Out	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Christian Darrisaw 91	OT	Out	Ankle	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Danielle Hunter 88	DE	Out	Pectoral	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Michael Pierce 85	NT	Questionable	Elbow	Sat, Dec 4, 2021
Patrick Peterson 85	CB	Out	Covid-19	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Eric Kendricks 81	LB	Out	Biceps	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Camryn Bynum 81	S	Out	Ankle	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Dalvin Tomlinson 76	DT	Questionable	Not Injury Related	Fri, Dec 3, 2021
Irv Smith 69	TE	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Nick Vigil 69	ILB	Questionable	Ribs	Thu, Dec 2, 2021
Kene Nwangwu 68	RB	Probable	Illness	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Armon Watts 68	DT	Questionable	Knee	Thu, Dec 2, 2021
Ihmir Smith-Marsette 67	WR	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Janarius Robinson 66	DE	Out	Lower Body	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Ryan Connelly 65	LB	Questionable	Quadricep	Fri, Dec 3, 2021
Wyatt Davis 63	G	Questionable	Ankle	Wed, Dec 1, 2021
Kellen Mond 62	QB	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Jaylen Twyman 60	DT	Out	Pelvis	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Jake Bargas —	RB	Out	Covid-19	Sat, Dec 4, 2021
Bisi Johnson —	WR	Out	Knee (acl)	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Ben Ellefson —	TE	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Sheldon Richardson —	DT	Questionable	Knee	Fri, Dec 3, 2021
Everson Griffen —	DE	Out	Non Injury Related	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Anthony Barr —	LB	Out	Hamstring	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Bashaud Breeland —	CB	Questionable	Groin	Fri, Dec 3, 2021
Mackensie Alexander —	CB	Probable	Ribs	Sun, Dec 5, 2021

Detroit Lions Injuries

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
Penei Sewell 96	OT	Probable	Illness	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Frank Ragnow 93	C	Out	Toe	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
D'Andre Swift 85	RB	Out	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Trey Flowers 75	LB	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Jeff Okudah 75	CB	Out	Torn Achilles	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Romeo Okwara 74	DL	Out	Achilles	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
KhaDarel Hodge 72	WR	Questionable	Illness	Fri, Dec 3, 2021
Quintez Cephus 71	WR	Out	Collarbone	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Da'Shawn Hand 71	DE	Out	Groin	Tue, Nov 30, 2021
Halapoulivaati Vaitai 70	G	Questionable	Concussion	Wed, Dec 1, 2021
Austin Seibert 70	K	Out	Right Hip	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Jalen Reeves-Maybin 69	LB	Out	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Trinity Benson 67	WR	Questionable	Knee	Thu, Dec 2, 2021
John Penisini 66	DT	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Logan Stenberg 63	G	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Bobby Price 60	CB	Out	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
David Blough 58	QB	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Matt Nelson 55	OT	Out	Ankle	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Javon McKinley —	WR	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Hunter Bryant —	TE	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Charlie Taumoepeau —	TE	Out		Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Tyrell Crosby —	OL	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Jashon Cornell —	DL	Out	Illness	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Michael Brockers —	DL	Probable	Knee	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Joel Heath —	DE	Out	Acl	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Shaun Dion Hamilton —	LB	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 5, 2021
A.J. Parker —	DB	Out	Ankle	Sun, Dec 5, 2021

Minnesota Vikings Injured Reserve

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
There are no records to show

Detroit Lions Injured Reserve

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
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Minnesota Vikings

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Detroit Lions

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Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota

Vikings

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Detroit

Lions

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