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Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings NFL Week 13 - Tidbits

Posted by Kevin Mack

November 29, 2007 |

Minnesota Vikings LogoDetroit Lions LogoDetroit Lions 6-5 vs Minnesota Vikings 5-6

Sunday December 2, 2007 @ 1:00 Metrodome

TV: Fox Network with Dick Stockton and Brian Baldinger

  • Injuries to Scott and Wilson End Season

Offensive Tackle Jonathon Scott and Cornerback Stanley Wilson were both put on Injured Reserve this week. Wilson injured his knee on the opening kickoff of the Thanksgiving Day game with the Green Bay Packers. Scott also was injured against Green Bay when he suffered a hamstring injury. Detroit signed CB Ramzee Robinson and OT Barry Stokes to fill the roster spots vacated by Wilson and Scott.

 

Detroit plays the Vikings Sunday at the Metrodome and the Vikings plan on getting back into the NFC Playoff Race with a win against the Lions. Minnesota routed the New York Giants in Week 12 action a week after the Giants beat Detroit. The Lions must correct a lot of issues if they hope to leave Minnesota with a win. Detroit currently holds the 6th and last NFC Playoff spot by themselves. All the NFL ’Experts’ continually say ‘if the Playoffs started today’ the Lions would be in. Detroit has their fate in their own hands. Win the 5 remaining games and they are in, win 4 and probably in, win 3 and they probably tie for the last spot and lose a tiebreaker. Any less than 3 wins and the Lions really have no hope.  

  • Lions vs Vikings History
    • Last Meeting September 16th, 2007 Lions won 20-17 in OT
    • Minnesota has a 18-7 record against the Lions in the Metrodome
    • Minnesota leads the Season Series 60-30-2
  • Stat Comparison
    • Offense - Lions 15th, Vikings 16th
    • Defense - Lions 29th, Vikings 27th
    • Points Scored - Lions 9th, Vikings 16th
    • Points Allowed - Lions 26th, Vikings 13th
  • Lions Roster Moves
    • Place T Jonathon Scott on Injured Reserve
    • Place CB Stanley Wilson on Injured Reserve
    • Sign T Barry Stokes
    • Sign CB Ramzee Robinson
    • Sign TE Clark Harris to the Practice Squad
    • Sign DE Victor Degrate to the Practice Squad
  • Las Vegas Says
    • Vikings are -3 point Favorites to defeat the Lions on Sunday

Your ‘Lion Eyes’blogger sees this game as the one that will prove to all, that this Rod Marinelli team is not the ‘Same Old Lions’. Of course that will be the case only if the Lions win. Isn’t it great for a December Lion game to have more meaning than just, can they cover? You being a Lion fan probably know the Detroiters have not won in Minnesota since 1997, when Bobby Ross was the Coach and the Lions won 14-13. Somehow Marinelli must get the Lions past that history and come up with a win or the Playoff dream will be gone for another year. If they lose it will be a Monday with the Lion Parody ‘Isn’t it Moronic’ by Alanis Morissette on WDFN played endlessly. If they win the airwaves will be filled with Lion Playoff talk. I have one question: Playoffs! Playoffs! are you kidding me? Playoffs! Sorry Coach Mora had to do it.

 Cast your Vote in this Week’s Poll, Please.

Which Team will Win the Game on Sunday December 3rd, 2007?

  • Minnesota Vikings (69%, 25 Votes)
  • Detroit Lions (31%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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