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Vikings try to get their defense back on track in prime time against the Colts as Flacco takes over
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings surged to the top of the NFL with a five-game winning streak to start the season, fueled by a disruptive and relentless defense that suddenly became vulnerable in losing twice in a five-day span. Did the rest of the league crack the code? Or...
Lions won't always find it as easy as they did against the Titans
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was quick to confirm what everyone had seen. His team's 52-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans was a very strange game. The Lions had 225 yards of offense — 185 fewer than their season average — and scored 52...
Jared Goff throws for 3 TDs and Lions win 5th straight, dominating Titans 52-14
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes but was far from the star for the Detroit Lions in one of the highest-scoring games in franchise history. David Montgomery was the first of five Lions to score in the first half in a 52-14 rout of the Tennessee Titans on...
Lions host Titans in what looks like a lopsided matchup of 5-1 and 1-5 teams
Tennessee (1-5) at Detroit (5-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Lions by 11. Against the spread: Titans 1-5; Lions 5-1. Series record: Titans lead 10-3. Last meeting: Titans beat Lions 46-25 on Dec. 20, 2020, in...
Vikings' defense is suddenly vulnerable after losses to savvy, strong-armed QBs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense that fueled Minnesota's 5-0 start with a disruptive pass rush and a swarm of tacklers to stop the run has had a rough week, humbled by a couple of code-cracking quarterbacks and their savvy play-callers. Four days after the Vikings took their first...
Lions looking to avoid letdown against Titans after beating Vikings and before playing Packers
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions could be set up for a potential letdown. The surging Lions (5-1) host the rebuilding Tennessee Titans (1-5) on Sunday, coming off an emotionally charged win at Minnesota that moved them into a first-place tie in the NFC North. After playing the...
Vikings lost a close game to the Lions in the margins. They'll need a cleanup to keep contending
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — After the Minnesota Vikings were narrowly defeated by the thriving Detroit Lions, coach Kevin O'Connell invented an only-in-football noun to assess his team's not-quite-complete-enough performance. “It's just these little self-inflicteds,” O'Connell said,...
Lions need to keep getting big plays in all phases to win the tough NFC North
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions were about to fall to drop to 4-2 and lose crucial ground to the unbeaten Vikings. With five minutes left and Minnesota leading 29-28, the Lions were facing fourth-and-20 at their own 20. Not even Dan Campbell was willing to go for it in that...
Lions top previously unbeaten Vikings 31-29 on late FG to cap NFC North thriller
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Detroit Lions became division champions for the first time in 30 years late last season with a clinching win at Minnesota. They departed this time with another memorable and resilient performance — plus a big boost in their pursuit of another NFC North title. ...
The undefeated Vikings and their stress-inducing defense take on the high-scoring and surging Lions
Detroit (4-1) at Minnesota (5-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox. BetMGM NFL Odds: Vikings by 1½. Against the spread: Lions 4-1; Vikings 5-0. Series record: Vikings lead 80-43-2. Last meeting: Lions beat Vikings 30-20 on Jan. 7,...
