NFC North-Leading Lions, Vikings Kick Off Thanksgiving Games
Minnesota blew three-point lead with 23 seconds left last game against Lions, allowing them to set up Matt Prater's 58-yard FG as time expired in regulation.
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Minnesota blew three-point lead with 23 seconds left last game against Lions, allowing them to set up Matt Prater's 58-yard FG as time expired in regulation.
Live stream the Thanksgiving Day matchup between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
Vikings and Lions play on Thanksgiving Day, in an NFC North game with division and playoff implications.
This year's annual Thanksgiving game finds a lot at stake for the Detroit as they host Minnesota.
Vikings have won all eight meetings in Minnesota since Cardinals' move to Arizona in 1988.
The Minnesota Vikings have cut struggling kicker Blair Walsh, two days after he missed his league-leading fourth extra point in a 26-20 loss to the Washington Redskins.
Are the Detroit Lions are a top-ten team in the NFL? Are they the best squad in the NFC North?
Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford did it once again with a thrilling 22-16 comeback win in overtime at Minnesota.
The Minnesota Vikings have ruled left guard Alex Boone and middle linebacker Eric Kendricks out of their game against Detroit because of concussions.
Mike Zimmer's team lost a second straight game by a double-digit margin, with a depleted offense sputtering badly.
Cooter is confident the Lions' improved offensive line, buoyed by emerging left tackle Taylor Decker, can help facilitate that.
Vikings have won 16 of last 18 at home vs. Lions, losing only in 2011 and 2014.
Zimmer said there was nothing to suggest that Turner planned to resigned, before adding Turner's decision was due to personal reasons.
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is recovering from surgery to repair a torn retina in one of his eyes.
The Vikings announced the news on Wednesday, two days after their second consecutive defeat. They've scored only 10 points in each of those games.
The Vikings struggled on the Monday night stage against the Bears, but will likely be ready for the Lions on Sunday.
Sam Bradford and the Minnesota Vikings were rolling as the NFL's last undefeated team.
The Mike Zimmer's Minnesota Vikings, playing without QB Teddy Bridgewater and RB Adrian Peterson, remain undefeated after five games.
Adrian Peterson was placed on injured reserve Friday by the Minnesota Vikings, another sign that his time with the team could be over following surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Adrian Peterson will have surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus, putting his season and perhaps his 10-year run with Minnesota in question.
With Teddy Bridgewater lost for the season, the Minnesota Vikings turn to a mediocre Sam Bradford to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Minnesota's replacement plan for Teddy Bridgewater has received an emergency activation.
"Sometimes the worst things happen to the best (people)," Vikings receiver Jarius Wright tweeted. "God has a plan."
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went down with an injury in practice on Tuesday, causing the team to cut short its session after 25 minutes.
Dethroning the Vikings would sure be delicious.
