NFL · 2026

Minnesota Vikings1st NFC North - 1.000 pct vSun 20 Dec, 8:20 PM EST Detroit Lions3rd NFC North - .500 pct

Match resultMinnesota 70%Tie <1%Detroit 30%

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 9% 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 22 points in the Playoffs race.

Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs83%
Division55%
Conferenceseason odds22%
Super Bowlseason odds13%
Byeseason odds28%
Detroit Lions
Playoffs39%
Division13%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Minnesota winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings83%98%▲ +15Detroit Lions39%23%▼ -16
TiePlayoffsMinnesota Vikings83%95%▲ +12Detroit Lions39%37%▼ -2
Detroit winPlayoffsMinnesota Vikings83%93%▲ +10Detroit Lions39%45%▲ +6

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