NFL Preview Capsule: Vikings At Lions
MINNESOTA (2-10) At DETROIT (7-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE — Off
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Minnesota 4-7-1; Detroit 6-5-1
SERIES RECORD — Vikings lead 66-32-2
LAST MEETING — Lions beat Vikings 26-23 OT, Sept. 25, 2011
LAST WEEK: Vikings lost to Broncos 35-32; Lions lost to Saints 31-17
VIKINGS OFFENSE — OVERALL (17), RUSH (6), PASS (26T)
VIKINGS DEFENSE — OVERALL (19), RUSH (12), PASS (26T)
LIONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (8), RUSH (23), PASS (5)
LIONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (22), PASS (11)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Detroit has won two straight in series for first time since 1997, after losing six straight and 16 of 17 matchups with Minnesota, which hasn't dropped three straight to Lions since the 1991-92 seasons. ... Vikings blew 20-point, second-half lead in Week 3 at home to Detroit, losing on Jason Hanson 32-yard FG in OT. ... Minnesota rookie QB Christian Ponder threw for career-high 381 yards and three touchdowns in last week's loss to Denver. ... Lions QB Matthew Stafford threw for season-high 408 yards, 14 yards shy of career high, in last week's loss to New Orleans. He had one interception after throwing nine in previous three games. ... Vikings WR Percy Harvin has caught four TDs this year — all in last three games. ... Lions WR Calvin Johnson has scored once in last four games after having 11 TDs in first eight. ... Minnesota DE Jared Allen, who had three sacks against Detroit earlier this season, has NFL-high 97 ½ sacks since making NFL debut in 2004 with Kansas City. ... Lions DT Ndamukong Suh will serve second of two-game suspension for stomping on Green Bay lineman in a loss on Thanksgiving.
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