For the rest of the season, the biggest game of the Dan Campbell era for the Detroit Lions is the next one. Their five-game season starts now, with little—maybe no—room for error. With the team still a few games behind in the NFC Wild Card race despite their current 4-1 run, the Lions can ill afford to drop a single game down the stretch.
That is especially true for an NFC foe, and that’s who stands in front of them this week. The 10-2 Minnesota Vikings are on the verge of clinching the division, just needing a win or a Lions loss to win the NFC North for the first time since 2017.