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NFL Week 8 preview: Lions favored to end Vikings’ unbeaten run
The NFL’s Week 8 games are set for Sunday, with the Bears and Seahawks closing the slate on Monday night.
The biggest matchup in one preview is the 6-0 Vikings visiting the Lions, who are favored by three points.
Minnesota is the league’s only unbeaten team, but it has scored just 10 touchdowns, the fewest by a 6-0 team since 1934.
Detroit ranks second in both total offense and scoring, and one prediction has the Lions ending Minnesota’s unbeaten run.
Another major game is Baltimore at Buffalo, where the Bills’ James Cook is among the league’s leading rushers.
Lamar Jackson’s availability is uncertain: one preview says he is expected back after missing three games with an ankle injury, while another asks whether he will play.
The Detroit Lions are favored by three points against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings in a Week 8 matchup.
The teams are scheduled to play Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, with the game airing on Fox.
CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani predicts Detroit will hand Minnesota its first loss of the season.
The Vikings are 6-0 but have scored 10 touchdowns, the fewest by a 6-0 team since the 1934 Lions.
Detroit ranks second in the NFL in total offense and scoring offense, according to CBS Sports.
- Who
- The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.
- What
- The Lions are favored by three points. CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani picks Detroit to win and end Minnesota’s unbeaten run.
- When
- Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The date is not stated.
- Where
- Detroit; the stadium is not stated.
- Why
- CBS Sports cites Detroit’s strong offense and Minnesota’s low touchdown total and 31st-ranked offensive EPA.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers, while the Vikings played the Indianapolis Colts.
The Vikings are scheduled to visit the Lions in a game airing on Fox.
- Vikings record
- 6-0
- Lions spread
- Favored by 3 points
- Vikings touchdowns
- 10, fewest by a 6-0 team since the 1934 Lions
- Lions total offense
- No. 2, with 397.3 yards per game
- Lions scoring offense
- No. 2, with 30.7 points per game
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