The Minnesota Vikings pulled off the biggest upset of Week 9 when they marched into Ford Field and defeated the Detroit Lions 27-24. Head coach Kevin O'Connell had his players ready to play, and they overcame the multitude of talk surrounding the team about there being tension in the organization.

The pick: Lions 31, Vikings 17. The last time these two teams met, in a winner-take-all showdown for the division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, they were much more evenly matched. And yet the Lions still won by 22 points. Since then, Minnesota has ...

Cornerback Jeff Okudah, fullback C.J. Ham, linebacker Austin Keys, offensive tackle Walter Rouse, tight end Josh Oliver, tight end Ben Sims, and defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins are inactive for Minnesota.

The Minnesota Vikings may not be done with their veteran quarterback search, according to a new report from NFL insider Adam Schefter.

The Lions also struggled in the running game. The Vikings give quarterbacks fits with their varied blitz packages, but teams have been able to run against them. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, though, managed 65 yards on 20 carries with a long of 11 yards.

In eschewing Daniel Jones, Sam Darnold and Aaron Rodgers this spring, the Vikings decided: Our roster is talented enough to win with McCarthy whether or not we win because of him, especially initially.

The Vikings did not dramatically overhaul their defense after a poor performance in their previous game; instead, they played the way they are capable of playing when they give it their all.