Which team in the NFC North will end the regular season as the top seed in NFC? The Lions and The Vikings are in a matchup where the winner takes it all. Both teams want the bye in the wild card round of the postseason.
The stakes will be very high at the Ford Field tonight. The team that wins the game ends up as the top seed in The NFC bracket. The team that loses ends up at the fifth slot in the NFC postseason bracket. The Vikings are currently at the fifth slot but things would change a lot if they beat the Lions in Detroit. The Vikings have won nine straight games and have a record of 14 wins and two losses so far this season.
Sam Darnold is the QB of the Vikings and he is having the best season of his life. Darnold has passed for 4100 yards which puts him at number four in the NFL. Sam’s total amount of touchdown passes is at 35, that makes him number five in the NFL. Darnold’s favorite wide receiver to go to is Justin Jefferson. He is one of the top receivers in the league. Aaron Jones is the primary running back with around 15 to 18 carries per game.
The Lions must beat the Vikings to hold onto the number one seed in the NFC. Detroit has won 14 and lost two games so far in the regular season. The Lions have won two straight games against the San Francisco 49ers (40-34) and the Chicago Bears (34-17). The Detroit Lions and The Minnesota Vikings squared up on Oct 20th in Minneapolis and The Lions won, 31-29.
It has been a good season so far for Jared Goff. Goff has passed for 4400 yards which makes him second in the NFL. Jared has 38 touchdown passes which puts him in the fourth slot of that specific category. Jahmyr Gibbs is doing a great job of replacing the injured David Montgomery at the running back position. Gibbs has over 1200 rushing yards. Jahmyr is at number six in the NFL.
Montgomery and Emanuel Moseley are out for the Detroit Lions. Craig Reynolds is questionable. So is Alex Anzalone and Kalif Raymond. As far as the Vikings go, Patrick Jones is out. Fabian Moreau and Kamu Grugier-Hill are questionable.
