MINNESOTA (6-9) At DETROIT (5-10)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Detroit by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Minnesota 5-9-1; Detroit 11-3-1
SERIES RECORD – Vikings lead 66-30-2
LAST MEETING – Vikings won 24-14, Sept. 26, 2010
LAST WEEK – Vikings beat Eagles 24-14, Lions beat Dolphins 34-27
VIKINGS OFFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (8), PASS (25)
VIKINGS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (10)
LIONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (24T), PASS (11)
LIONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (22), RUSH (24), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Minnesota has six-game winning streak against Detroit and has won 16 of 17 in series, including this season when Adrian Peterson had career-long 80-yard run for one of his two scores and finished with season-high 160 yards rushing. … If Detroit beats Vikings, Lions will avoid being alone in last place for first time since 2007 and will put Minnesota in last-place tie for first time since 1990. … Vikings interim coach Leslie Frazier said QB Brett Favre must be mentally cleared to play after missing Tuesday’s game at Philadelphia with post-concussion symptoms. … Favre’s NFL-record of starting in 297 straight games ended because of sprained right shoulder and numb hand Dec. 13 in Detroit, where Vikings played Giants because snow collapsed Metrodome’s roof. … The 41-year-old Favre has said he will retire after season, which ends Sunday for Vikings year after they advanced to NFC championship. … Rookie Joe Webb threw first pass against Giants in Detroit after Tarvaris Jackson was knocked out of game and is coming off first start in which he help Vikings beat Eagles. … Peterson is 33 yards rushing away from joining Earl Campbell as only players with at least 1,300 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns in first four seasons. … QB Shaun Hill will make second straight start and 10th this season, filling in for Matthew Stafford. … WR Calvin Johnson is first Detroit offensive player to be picked to be on original Pro Bowl roster since TE David Sloan in 2000. … Johnson is first starting Pro Bowl WR to catch passes from three starting QBs in regular season since Jimmy Smith did it in 1998 with the Jaguars, according to STATS, LLC. … DT Ndamukong Suh, a Pro Bowl starter, is two sacks from breaking Dana Stubblefield’s rookie record of 10 1/2 sacks by a defensive tackle.
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