The Minnesota Vikings will be in Detroit to take on the Lions for the second time this season at noon Sunday. The game will be televised on Fox with Kenny Albert on play-by-play, Jonathan Vilma as analyst and Shannon Spake on the sideline.
Minnesota leads the series 80-40-2 which includes a 36-24-1 mark in games played in Detroit.
This will be the ninth time the teams have played in Week 14 of a season.
The Vikings hosted the Lions in Week 3 of this season, winning 28-24.
T.J. Hockenson caught three passes for 18 yards including a five-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff. Now playing for Minnesota, he returns to Detroit to face his former team.
The Lions selected Hockenson in the first round (eighth overall) in the 2019 draft. He played in 47 games for Detroit, starting 42.
Hockenson had 2,068 yards receiving on 186 receptions with 15 touchdowns.
After a career-high 67 catches for 723 yards and six touchdowns in 2020, Hockenson earned Pro Bowl honors.
Rushing leaders
Dalvin Cook needs 11 yards to move past Bill Brown into fourth place on the Vikings all-time rushing list.
The top five:
Adrian Peterson 11,747
Robert Smith 6,818
Chuck Foreman 5,887
Bill Brown 5,757
Dalvin Cook 5,747
Notes
Punter Ryan Wright has set a franchise record for most punts inside the 20-yard line by a rookie with 28. He is the only punter without a touchback this season.
Running back Alexander Mattison recorded his third rushing touchdown of the season and ninth of his career last week vs. the New York Jets.
Safety Harrison Smith has four seasons in which he’s had at least five interceptions. That’s the most among active safeties and tied with Marcus Perters of Baltimore for the most among active players.
Kicker Greg Joseph made both of his field goal attempts vs. the Jets, hitting from 51 and 48 yards. He now has made nine field goals of at least 50 yards, third most in franchise history, trailing only Blair Walsh (24) and Ryan Longwell (11).
The Vikings set a team record for most sacks in a game by taking down former Lions QB Matthew Stafford 10 times in a 24-9 win over Detroit on Nov. 4, 2018 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Wide receiver Sammy White set the team record for receiving yards in a game with 210 (on seven catches) in a 31-23 win over the Lions on Nov. 7, 1976 at Metropolitan Stadium. White would go on to be the NFL’s Rookie of the Year.
The series
The Vikings lead series the series vs. the Lions 80-40-2.
11-19-1961: Detroit Lions 37, Minnesota Vikings 10
12-10-1961: Detroit Lions 13, Minnesota Vikings 7
11-18-1962: Detroit Lions 17, Minnesota Vikings 6
12-09-1962: Detroit Lions 37, Minnesota Vikings 23
10-27-1963: Detroit Lions 28, Minnesota Vikings 10
11-24-1963: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 31
10-11-1964: Detroit Lions 24, Minnesota Vikings 20
11-22-1964: Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 23 (tie)
09-26-1965: Detroit Lions 31, Minnesota Vikings 29
12-12-1965: Minnesota Vikings 29, Deroit Lions 7
11-13-1966: Detroit Lions 32, Minnesota Vikings 31
12-11-1966: Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 16
11-12-1967: Minnesota Vikings 10, Detroit Lions 10 (tie)
12-17-1967: Detroit Lions 14, Minnesota Vikings 3
10-06-1968: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 10
11-17-1968: Minnesota Vikings 13, Detroit Lions 6
10-26-1969: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 10
11-27-1969: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 0
11-01-1970: Minnesota Vikings 30, Detroit Lions 17
11-15-1970: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 20
09-20-1971: Minnesota Vikings 16, Detroit Lions 13
12-11-1971: Minnesota Vikings 29, Detroit Lions 10
09-24-1972: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 10
11-12-1972: Minnesota Vikings 16, Detroit Lions 14
10-07-1973: Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 9
11-11-1973: Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 7
09-22-1974: Minnesota Vikings 7, Detroit Lions 6
10-20-1974: Detroit Lions 20, Minnesota Vikings 16
10-19-1975: Minnesota Vikings 25, Detroit Lions 19
12-14-1975: Detroit Lions 17, Minnesota Vikings 10
09-26-1976: Minnesota Vikings 10, Detroit Lions 9
11-07-1976: Minnesota Vikings 31, Detroit Lions 23
10-09-1977: Minnesota Vikings 14, Detroit Lions 7
12-17-1977: Minnesota Vikings 30, Detroit Lions 21
11-05-1978: Minnesota Vikings 17, Detroit Lions 7
12-09-1978: Detroit Lions 45, Minnesota Vikings 14
09-30-1979: Minnesota Vikings 13, Detroit Lions 10
11-18-1979: Minnesota Vikings 14, Detroit Lions 7
09-28-1980: Detroit Lions 27, Minnesota Vikings 7
11-09-1980: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 0
09-20-1981: Minnesota Vikings 26, Detroit Lions 24
12-12-1981: Detroit Lions 45, Minnesota Vikings 7
12-19-1982: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 31
09-25-1983: Minnesota Vikings 20, Detroit Lions 17
12-05-1983: Detroit Lions 13, Minnesota Vikings 2
09-23-1984: Minnesota Vikings 29, Detroit Lions 28
10-21-1984: Detroit Lions 16, Minnesota Vikings 14
11-03-1985: Minnesota Vikings 16, Detroit Lions 13
11-17-1985: Detroit Lions 41, Minnesota Vikings 21
09-07-1986: Detroit Lions 13, Minnesota Vikings 10
11-09-1986: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 10
09-13-1987: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 19
12-20-1987: Minnesota Vikings 17, Detroit Lions 14
11-06-1988: Minnesota Vikings 44, Detroit Lions 17
11-24-1988: Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 0
10-08-1989: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 17
10-22-1989: Minnesota Vikings 20, Detroit Lions 7
10-07-1990: Detroit Lions 34, Minnesota Vikings 27
11-11-1990: Minnesota Vikings 17, Detroit Lions 7
10-06-1991: Detroit Lions 24, Minnesota Vikings 20
11-24-1991: Detroit Lions 34, Minnesota Vikings 14
09-13-1992: Detroit Lions 31, Minnesota Vikings 17
10-15-1992: Minnesota Vikings 31, Detroit Lions 14
10-31-1993: Detroit Lions 30, Minnesota Vikings 27
12-05-1993: Minnesota Vikings 13, Detroit Lions 0
09-11-1994: Minnesota Vikings 10, Detroit Lions 3
12-17-1994: Detroit Lions 41, Minnesota Vikings 19
09-10-1995: Minnesota Vikings 20, Detroit Lions 10
11-23-1995: Detroit Lions 44, Minnesota Vikings 38
09-01-1996: Minnesota Vikings 17, Detroit Lions 13
12-08-1996: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 22
11-16-1997: Detroit Lions 38, Minnesota Vikings 15
12-14-1997: Detroit Lions 14, Minnesota Vikings 13
09-20-1998: Minnesota Vikings 29, Detroit Lions 6
10-25-1998: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 13
10-17-1999: Detroit Lions 25, Minnesota Vikings 23
01-02-2000: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 17
10-01-2000: Minnesota Vikings 31, Detroit Lions 24
11-30-2000: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 17
10-14-2001: Minnesota Vikings 31, Detroit Lions 26
12-16-2001: Detroit Lions 27, Minnesota Vikings 24
10-13-2002: Minnesota Vikings 31, Detroit Lions 24
12-29-2002: Minnesota Vikings 38, Detroit Lions 36
09-21-2003: Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 13
11-23-2003: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 13
11-21-2004: Minnesota Vikings 22, Detroit Lions 19
12-19-2004: Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 27
11-06-2005: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 14
12-04-2005: Minnesota Vikings 21, Detroit Lions 16
10-08-2006: Minnesota Vikings 26, Detroit Lions 17
12-10-2006: Minnesota Vikings 30, Detroit Lions 20
09-16-2007: Detroit Lions 20, Minnesota Vikings 17 (OT)
12-02-2007: Minnesota Vikings 42, Detroit Lions 10
10-12-2008: Minnesota Vikings 12, Detroit Lions 10
12-07-2008: Minnesota Vikings 20, Detroit Lions 16
09-20-2009: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 13
11-15-2009: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 10
09-26-2010: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 10
01-02-2011: Detroit Lions 20, Minnesota Vikings 13
09-25-2011: Detroit Lions 26, Minnesota Vikings 23 (OT)
12-11-2011: Detroit Lions 34, Minnesota Vikings 28
09-30-2012: Minnesota Vikings 20, Detroit Lions 13
11-11-2012: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 24
09-08-2013: Detroit Lions 34, Minnesota Vikings 28
12-29-2013: Minnesota Vikings 14, Detroit Lions 13
10-12-2014: Detroit Lions 17, Minnesota Vikings 3
12-14-2014: Detroit Lions 16, Minnesota Vikings 14
09-20-2015: Minnesota Vikings 26, Detroit Lions 16
10-25-2015: Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 19
11-06-2016: Detroit Lions 22, Minnesota Vikings 16 (OT)
11-24-2016: Detroit Lions 16, Minnesota Vikings 13
10-01-2017: Detroit Lions 14, Minnesota Vikings 7
11-23-2017: Minnesota Vikings 30, Detroit Lions 23
11-04-2018: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 9
12-23-2018: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 9
10-20-2019: Minnesota Vikings 42, Detroit Lions 30
12-08-2019: Minnesota Vikings 20, Detroit Lions 7
11-08-2020: Minnesota Vikings 34, Detroit Lions 20
01-03-2021: Minnesota Vikings 37, Detroit Lions 35
10-10-2021: Minnesota Vikings 19, Detroit Lions 17
12-05-2021: Detroit Lions 29, Minnesota Vikings 27
09-25-2022: Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 24
Points scored: Minnesota Vikings 2690, Detroit Lions 2279