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Around the NFC North: 2026 Week 8

Lions and Vikings

After several close calls, the Vikings finally lose a game and, of course, it's to the Lions. With annoying NFL playoff logic, it probably would've been better for us if Minnesota had won. It's unlikely that we will compete with them for the division but we will certainly be competing with Detroit for the wild card.

The main story in the game was the losses on the Lions' defense. First, Brian Branch came screaming in headfirst to take out Justin Jefferson and took out DJ Wonnum (Branch's teammate) instead. Who could've guessed that something like that could happen?