The close out their 2023 regular season with a bout against the . Just a few weeks ago, it looked like this could have been a matchup for the division title. But the Vikings collapsed down the stretch, and the Lions took care of business to clinch their first ever NFC North title. They’ll let the Vikings know about it with a division championship celebration before Sunday’s kickoff.
As for the game itself, there isn’t a ton on the line. The Vikings are still technically alive in the NFC playoff race, but they’ll need a ton of help and most probability models have them somewhere near 3 percent to make the postseason.