At 5-1, the Vikings are tied with the Lions but sit in second place in the NFC North due to the head-to-head tiebreaker. What's going to be very interesting to watch over the next two months, however, is how many wins the Vikings pile up.
The Detroit Lions are a monster. If star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson hadn't been lost for the season with a gruesome leg injury, it would be hard to even consider another team in the NFC being good enough to beat them in the playoffs. But Hutchinson is out and the Lions have to figure out what to do before the Nov. 5 trade deadline to replace him.
Why is that? Because tight end T.J. Hockenson will undoubtedly make his season debut Thursday night when the Vikings visit the Los Angeles Rams. And Ed Ingram, who was bullied by Detroit's mean interior defensive linemen, could have his job taken by Dalton Risner, who was activated from injured reserve last week.
At 5-1, the Vikings are tied with the Lions but sit in second place in the NFC North due to the head-to-head tiebreaker. What's going to be very interesting to watch over the next two months, however, is how many wins the Vikings, Lions, Packers and Bears pile up.
Detroit is obviously a beast and winning in Minnesota cannot be underrated. But they do have a tougher stretch of games ahead, including back-to-back on the road in Weeks 9 and 10 against the Packers and Texans, respectively.
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