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The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions last Sunday, 27-24. It's the first time the Vikings have won at Ford Field since 2021, and the first win
The Lions and their offense are in the zone early on as they strike first with a big play from Jared Goff to Sam LaPorta. The Lions tight end had over 60 yards on the opening drive that was capped off by a 40-yard touchdown in which he carried multiple Vikings defenders into the endzone with him.
The Washington Commanders will be down several players against the Detroit Lions in Week 10, but they will get one player back after some changes with the leagu
The SportsLine Projection Model agrees with two legs of the SGP above, as it backs Lions -8.5 and the Over on 48.5 Detroit covers the spread in 54% of simulations and the Over hits in 58% of simulations. The model is backing Minnesota on the money line, though, as the Vikings win in 26% of simulations to bring value as +368 underdogs.
The Lions thought the bye week, and the 15-point victory over an NFC contender that preceded it, would be a jumping-off point. It was not.
In a pair of minor Tuesday transactions, the Detroit Lions quietly let go of a couple of veterans off the team's injured reserve. Per the NFL's transaction wire, the Lions terminated the contracts of OT Justin Herron and TE Kenny Yeboah.
Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes in his third career start and the Lions struggled to sustain offensive possessions for the third straight game as the Vikings upset the Lions, 27-24, at Ford Field.
After a walk-off field goal lifted the BC Lions over the Calgary Stampeders in last week’s Western Semifinal, the playoffs continue with BC rolling into the prairies to take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Final.