NFL · 2026

Detroit Lions3rd NFC North - .500 pct vSun 1 Nov, 1:00 PM EST Minnesota Vikings1st NFC North - 1.000 pct

Match resultDetroit 43%Tie <1%Minnesota 56%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 8% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 18 points in the Division race.

Detroit Lions
Playoffs39%
Division13%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs83%
Division55%
Conferenceseason odds22%
Super Bowlseason odds13%
Byeseason odds28%
Detroit winDivisionDetroit Lions13%7%▼ -6Minnesota Vikings55%61%▲ +6
TieDivisionDetroit Lions13%4%▼ -9Minnesota Vikings55%75%▲ +20
Minnesota winDivisionDetroit Lions13%2%▼ -11Minnesota Vikings55%79%▲ +24

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NFC North · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify