At least a share of first place in the NFC North is on the line when the Detroit Lions travel to the Twin Cities to face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3. It’s a critical game in a clustered division where all four teams boast 1-1 records after two weeks.
This road game will not be an easy one for head coach Dan Campbell’s Detroit team. The Lions haven’t won in Minnesota since 2017 and have dropped eight of the last nine matchups with the Vikings.
For Detroit to reverse the fate and seize some early divisional momentum, it’s going to take good execution and positional discipline. There are several key matchups and paths to victory for the Lions. Most of those lean on a few players having big games.
Here are four Lions who need to have strong outings for the team to win in Week 3.