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DETROIT — The bye week is over and the Detroit Lions are back. The Lions (5-2) earned one of their biggest wins of the season before getting to their bye, downing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home. Now Detroit can pick right back up where it left off hosting the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field today.
Highlights from the Week 9 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions during the 2025 NFL season.
The Lions (5-2, second in NFC North) have a matchup with the Minnesota Vikings (3-4, fourth in NFC North) on Sunday, Nov. 2 at Ford Field in Detroit. The game will kick at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised on Fox.
The Minnesota Vikings have their first matchup of the year against the only team to sweep them in 2024, the Detroit Lions. The Vikings had three losses last season and can avenge two of them with a win on Sunday against one of the toughest teams in the NFL.
The Detroit Lions rack up the points at home, and our Week 9 Vikings vs. Lions predictions expect Jamyr Gibbs and the Lions to score big against the Vikings!
The Detroit Lions are favored against the Minnesota Vikings in their NFL Week 9 matchup. Will this be an easy win?
Coming out of the bye week, the Detroit Lions didn't look their best. The Lions (5-3, second in NFC North) lost 27-24 to the Minnesota Vikings (4-4, fourth in NFC North) on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Ford Field in Detroit in Week 9 of the NFL season. Down 27-17 in ...
The Minnesota Vikings, led by quarterback J.J. McCarthy, face the Detroit Lions, led by quarterback Jared Goff, on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings will face Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions in Week 9 of the NFL season on Sunday.
Kickoff from Ford Field in Detroit is set for 1 p.m. ET. Detroit is an 8.5-point favorite in the latest Vikings vs. Lions odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 47.5. Before making any Lions vs. Vikings picks, make sure you check out the NFL picks from the SportsLine Projection Model.
I t was a great day for football fans in Minnesota. J.J. McCarthy is back in action and the Vikings are back in the win column, having taken down the rival Lions 27–24 on Sunday.
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