- Lions Record: 12-5
- Vikings Record: 7-10
- The Lions rank 19th in total defense this year (336.1 yards allowed per game), but they’ve been playing really well on the offensive side of the ball, ranking third-best in the NFL with 394.8 total yards per game.
- In terms of total yards, the Vikings rank 10th in the NFL (347.8 total yards per game) and 16th on defense (333.2 total yards allowed per contest).
- Detroit has the 23rd-ranked defense this season (23.2 points allowed per game), and has been better offensively, ranking fifth-best with 27.1 points per game.
- With 20.2 points per game on the offensive side of the ball, Minnesota ranks 22nd in the NFL. On defense, it ranks 13th, allowing 21.3 points per game.
- With 23 forced turnovers (18th in NFL) against 23 turnovers committed (19th in NFL), the Lions (0) have the 16th-ranked turnover margin in the league.
- The Vikings sport a bottom-five turnover margin this season, third-worst at -12.
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