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# Vikings-Lions preview, predictions: Can Minnesota go into Detroit and snatch No. 1 seed?
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Biggest concerns

Lewis: The Lions offense. Detroit is first in the NFL in success rate and points per drive. More at link

Krawczynski: That Kevin O’Connell and Wes Phillips try a little too hard to match Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson in the creativity department.

Most interesting matchup

Lewis: The Vikings passing game versus the Lions secondary.
Krawczynski: Jahmyr Gibbs versus Blake Cashman.

Predictions

Lewis: Vikings 31, Lions 29.

Krawczynski: Vikings 37, Lions 36. I don’t know, man. Flip a coin.

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Lions 28
Viking 20

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38-23 Lions.

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Lions score 30pts - they win, if they don’t it’s a coin flip

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44-27

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“I dunno man flip a coin” as everyone flips to the vikings.

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I think this is going to be a statement game for the Lions. There will be no doubt who the best team in the league is after Sunday night.

45-17 Lions

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I have the same feeling.
Chicago was confident after the way they played us in Detroit and was sure they’d beat us at their house. We handled them with no problem.
I know MN is not like Chicago, but the determination of this Lions team is going to be monumental. Might not be a blow out, but I’m getting the feeling, Dan and the guys will get it done and handily.

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34-28 Lions

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Honestly, I’m starting to get that feeling as well.
I doubt it’ll be as much as a 28 point margin of victory but I think the combination of the Lions being counted out by many, the Ford Field crowd and Darnold having never played in an environment like this before will lead to a double digit victory and a pretty convincing one. I’ll shoot my shot at 38-24 Lions.
I have a big amount of respect for the Vikings but I think they’re walking into a Hornets Nest on Sunday Night.

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Add about 12 points to each team.

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One or both these teams gone score 40 points or more. This actually might be like the 1995 Thanksgiving game. But I do agree with flip a coin as to who wins :person_shrugging:

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I’m going UNDER 56.5

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Exactly how we want it. Dan’s going to have the boys playing like a bunch of rabid wolves. Or Lions I guess.

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42-24 Lions

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I forgot how the last game went. We put 21 unanswered points on them before that fumble by dmon returned for a td.

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I’d like to feel that way but I felt that way about the Bills game and we came up flat offensively.

Hopefully the offense will be firing on all cylinders.

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I am predicting 4 sacks by a certain d end who was a viking and now is a lion.

41-14 lions

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And we had the Branch defensive reversed bc Nailor was out of bounds by a toenail. It was very close to a drubbing despite us spotting them an early lead.

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Terrion opened his mouth. Would be baller if he backed it up with his first pick.