Week 18 · 2024 NFL Season

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 8:20 PM EST

Minnesota Vikings

Away · 14-3

Detroit Lions

Home · 15-2

Final — Detroit Lions win

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	0	6	3	0	9
DET	7	3	7	14	31

Minnesota Vikings visit the Detroit Lions in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season. Final: Minnesota Vikings 9, Detroit Lions 31.

Recap: Lions beat Vikings 31-9, win NFC North and No. 1 seed, dropping division rivals to No. 5 →

Prediction & pick

Odds pick

Detroit Lions

61% implied ·Lean

Against the spread

Pick'em / no spread

Crowd pick

Minnesota Vikings 100%

Odds pick hit ✓

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Betting lines

Moneyline

Minnesota Vikings: 2.30

Detroit Lions: 1.65

Spread

Minnesota Vikings: —

Detroit Lions: —

Over / Under

—

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Team stats

MIN DET

14 1st Downs 24

262 Total Yards 394

142 Passing 216

120 Rushing 178

3-13 3rd down efficiency 5-12

6-30 Penalties 8-49

0 Turnovers 2

23:48 Possession 36:12

Leaders

MIN

Passing Yards

Sam Darnold (QB) — 18/41, 166 YDS
Rushing Yards

Cam Akers (RB) — 6 CAR, 65 YDS
Receiving Yards

Justin Jefferson (WR) — 3 REC, 54 YDS

DET

Passing Yards

Jared Goff (QB) — 27/33, 231 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Yards

Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) — 23 CAR, 139 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving Yards

Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR) — 6 REC, 77 YDS

Scoring summary

Q1 1:43 DET Jahmyr Gibbs 25 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick) 0–7
Q2 6:35 MIN Will Reichard 25 Yd Field Goal 3–7
Q2 0:20 MIN Will Reichard 31 Yd Field Goal 6–7
Q2 0:00 DET Jake Bates 48 Yd Field Goal 6–10
Q3 9:55 MIN Will Reichard 51 Yd Field Goal 9–10
Q3 2:30 DET Jahmyr Gibbs 10 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick) 9–17
Q4 13:06 DET Jahmyr Gibbs 13 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick) 9–24
Q4 5:14 DET Jahmyr Gibbs 4 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick) 9–31

Standings

2025 NFC North Standings

Team	W-L	PF	PA
Chicago	11-6	441	415
Green Bay	9-7-1	391	360
Minnesota	9-8	344	333
Detroit	9-8	481	413

Referee Brad Rogers

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