Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
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Sunday 2026-12-20 · 20:20 ET·U.S. Bank Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Cade Mays (C) — Out
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
DET 7d · MIN 10d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
DET form
6-2PF 222 · PA 189Home 4-0Away 2-2
QB Jared Goff 96–62–1 as starter · playoffs 4–5 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2016
MIN form
6-2PF 146 · PA 116Home 3-1Away 3-1
QB Carson Wentz 50–50–1 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2016
| DET | Season efficiency | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 0.102 | Off EPA / play | -0.162 |
| 48.7 | Off success % | 36.2 |
| 10.8 | Off explosive % | 8.7 |
| 37.2 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.6 |
| 0.08 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.149 |
| 43.9 | Def success % allowed | 37.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 15 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
DET staff
HCDan Campbell6–3 vs O'ConnellOCDrew Petzing1–1 vs FloresDCKelvin Sheppard1–2 vs Phillips
4th-down go 29.7% · PROE -3.7 · no-huddle 5.1%
MIN staff
HCKevin O'Connell3–6 vs CampbellOCWes Phillips2–1 vs SheppardDCBrian Flores1–1 vs Petzing
4th-down go 16.1% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 9.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dan Campbell6–3Kevin O'ConnellCampbell leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | MIN @ DET | 15–19 | 269–386 | Dan Campbell |
| 2025-12-25 | DET @ MIN | 10–23 | 231–161 | Kevin O'Connell |
| 2025-11-02 | MIN @ DET | 27–24 | 263–305 | Kevin O'Connell |
| 2025-01-05 | MIN @ DET | 9–31 | 263–394 | Dan Campbell |
| 2024-10-20 | DET @ MIN | 31–29 | 395–383 | Dan Campbell |
| 2024-01-07 | MIN @ DET | 20–30 | 448–381 | Dan Campbell |
| 2023-12-24 | DET @ MIN | 30–24 | 391–390 | Dan Campbell |
| 2022-12-11 | MIN @ DET | 23–34 | 416–464 | Dan Campbell |
DET offense vs MIN defense
Drew Petzing(OC)1–1Brian Flores(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | DET | MIN | 19–15 | 386 | +4 | W |
| 2024-12-01 | ARI | MIN | 22–23 | 406 | -1 | L |
MIN offense vs DET defense
Wes Phillips(OC)2–1Kelvin Sheppard(DC)Phillips leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | MIN | DET | 15–19 | 269 | -4 | L |
| 2025-12-25 | MIN | DET | 23–10 | 161 | +13 | W |
| 2025-11-02 | MIN | DET | 27–24 | 263 | +3 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | MIN @ DET | 15–19 | DET | Kevin O'Connell / Dan Campbell |
| 2025-12-25 | DET @ MIN | 10–23 | MIN | Dan Campbell / Kevin O'Connell |
| 2025-11-02 | MIN @ DET | 27–24 | MIN | Kevin O'Connell / Dan Campbell |
| 2025-01-05 | MIN @ DET | 9–31 | DET | Kevin O'Connell / Dan Campbell |
| 2024-10-20 | DET @ MIN | 31–29 | DET | Dan Campbell / Kevin O'Connell |
| 2024-01-07 | MIN @ DET | 20–30 | DET | Kevin O'Connell / Dan Campbell |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded