Too, the Vikings have downed the Lions on seven straight occasions. For divisional foes in any realm of professional football, this is about as lopsided as it gets.
In the historical series, Minnesota owns a 78-39-2 (.664) record over Detroit. So when the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 5, a mixture of relief and pins and needles exists.Īll-time, the Vikings utterly dominate the Lions – downright mastery by the purple team. Nothing is a given in a season when a once-thought-good football team is 1-3 through four weeks.
Detroit Lions receiver Mohamed Sanu can’t complete the catch against Minnesota Vikings safety Anthony Harris (41) during the first half at Ford Field, Sunday, Jan.