With all that said, there is reason for optimism concerning Detroit’s rushing attack on Sunday. The Vikings may need to consider finding a way to get all four DTs on the field at once.īenjamin Raven from MLive will similarly be keeping an eye on the Detroit run game: Moreover, Sheldon Richardson has been good at DE, and Armon Watts ought to continue producing. With Pierce and Tomlinson in there, though, the DL will take a massive step forward. The Vikings are definitely at less than full strength along their DL. With D’Andre Swift expected to be out, the talent disparity appears too great here. Detroit has lost by double digits only once since Week 7. The Lions defense had some extra days of rest, hasn’t given up more than 16 points in the three games since the bye and did a great job against the Vikes in Week 5. And the loss of Dalvin Cook hurts less because, as Zimmer noted this week, Minnesota wasn’t running it well anyway. This is the right week to be without Patrick Peterson. I’ve been impressed with how Mike Zimmer has kept his defense looking like the usual Vikings unit despite injuries. The team’s website offers up Gregg Rosenthal’s rationale: On, the variety of experts are all rolling with the Vikes. In my online travels, I’m seeing exclusively purple picks when it comes to the Lions vs Vikings game. Losing tomorrow would fall into that category.

Minnesota has the unique ability to fall short at the most inopportune times. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) and wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) react after a touchdown by Jefferson against the Green Bay Packers during the third quarter at U.S.

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