Detroit entered a must-win Week 17 game against NFC North foe Minnesota with a league-low eight turnovers all season. They nearly equaled that total in four quarters. The Vikings' defense harassed ...

Jahmyr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions (8-7) play the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Lions sport the 23rd-ranked defense this year (347.4 yards allowed per ...

Free Press sports writer Christian Romo breaks down Thursday afternoon's Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings game on Christmas Day in Week 17 of the NFL season. The Vikings have been eliminated from ...

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Allen Park — The Detroit Lions received what coach Dan Campbell described as "positive news" regarding Amon-Ra St. Brown's knee, but his availability for Thursday's game at the Minnesota Vikings is ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will miss another game. Coach Kevin O'Connell announced Tuesday that McCarthy suffered a small hairline fracture in his throwing hand and will miss Thursday ...

The NFL is playing ball on Christmas Day this Thursday to kick off Week 17. And the second game of the tripleheader features the Detroit Lions visiting the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC North Division ...

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings play on Thursday, Dec. 25, at the Vikings' U.S. Bank Stadium in a game on the NFL Week 17 schedule. Which team will win the NFL Week 17 game on Christmas Day?

A clash between two playoff-eliminated teams is on tap as the Minnesota Vikings take on the New York Giants. The Giants have dropped eight straight, while the Vikings enter off a primetime victory ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy was ruled out of Sunday's 16-13 win over the Giants due to a right hand injury. McCarthy appeared to suffer the injury after getting strip-sacked by Brian ...

The Minnesota Vikings (6‑8) are effectively eliminated from the postseason picture but have shown flashes in recent weeks behind a bounce back from J.J. McCarthy. Star receiver Justin Jefferson, who ...