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DETROIT (0-2) At MINNESOTA (0-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Vikings by 10
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Detroit 2-0; Minnesota 0-1-1
SERIES RECORD – Vikings lead 65-30-2
LAST MEETING – Vikings beat Lions 27-10, Nov. 16, 2009
LAST WEEK – Lions lost to Eagles 35-32; Vikings lost to Dolphins 14-10
LIONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (30), PASS (11)
LIONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (27), PASS (30)
VIKINGS OFFENSE – OVERALL (19), RUSH (11), PASS (24)
VIKINGS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (10), PASS (7)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Lions have lost 21 straight road games since they won 16-7 at Chicago on Oct. 28, 2007, fourth longest streak in league history. Buffalo (22, 1983-86) is third, Houston Oilers (23, 1981-84) second. Lions also hold record of 24 set from 2001-03. … QB Shaun Hill will start for second straight week in place of injured Matthew Stafford (shoulder). Hill threw for 335 yards, two TDs, two INTs against Eagles. … Lions lead NFL with 10 sacks, tied with Green Bay. Rookie DT Ndamukong Suh has two in first two games. … Lions have lost 12 straight at Metrodome. Their last victory there came in 1997. … Lions rookie RB Jahvid Best leads NFL with five TDs. Detroit drafted him after trading up with Vikings to take him 30th overall in first round. … Vikings QB Brett Favre is 25-9 in his career against Detroit and has more yards (8,753), completions (752) and attempts (1,183) against Lions than any other opponent. He is coming off four-turnover performance in loss to Dolphins. … Vikings also started 0-2 in 2008 and rebounded to make playoffs. … Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is coming off 145-yard effort against Miami. He is fourth in NFL with 232 yards rushing. … Vikings haven’t started 0-3 since they went 0-4 to start 2002 season. … Vikings have bye next week, followed by daunting stretch that includes games at Jets, against Dallas, at Green Bay and at New England in October.
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