Will Minnesota Vikings offense light up the Lions defense?

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1. Could this lousy bank rhyme with Kells Bargo..lol

2. Sam being more acclimated with the offense this time will be huge. The last game the Vikings make that 3rd and 4 we win. Sam threw his worst pass . A laser over Jefferson head.

3. This is a Theo Jackson game

4. Blitz from the slot will be killer

5. Historically when media jumps on the Vikings they crash and burn , but I'm so confident they will get home field through out the playoffs by beating the Detroit Lions Sunday Night !!!!!

6. Other than winning the Super Bowl, this moment in time is as good as it gets and this wonderful feeling is not lost on me. I'm taking it all in.

7. Vikings @ Bears in 09', turned out to be a huge game. Win that, and we're home vs Saints, going to SB and probably winning that year.

8. If we punt two times we will lose

9. Difference will be turnovers, everything else pretty even . We need a couple turnovers.

10. No, this is not the 'biggest regular season game ever' for the Vikes. A loss does not knock them out of the playoffs. It is about positioning, not life-or-death.

11. I'm sure both offense will put points up, but I think it's the defense putting key plays will win the game

12. Actually, the Vikings doing long drives to score could be advantageous. Draining the clock, shortening the game eliminates touches for the Lions offense, reducing their ability to put up a bazillion points. The best way to limit a great offense is to not give them the ball as much.

13. Gilmore will hurt us the most. Mark my words!

14. CFL has a coaching & staff salary cap

15. Limit mistakes. No offensive turnovers, few penalties (and none in critical situations). Defense must be disciplined. Detroit loves it’s gadget plays and Gibbs makes you pay if you over pursue or don’t maintain your lanes. Special teams can’t make any mistakes or flat out bad plays on returns. They have the makeup to win in Detroit, and frankly, in the playoffs. This is a well balanced team with few glaring weaknesses.

16. As soon as I heard a voice commercial…I’m out!

17. Whomever has the most calm nerves as a team will win. The team that’s not as loose will lose.

18. They said the Vikings had not had a bye since 98' they did get a bye in 2009

19. I'm going to be honest with you I probably listen to this Saturday podcast more than any other ones mostly because of laundry 😅😂

20. I don't think KOC's play calling has the ability to outscore the Lion's!

21. KOC has never won in Detroit and never been competitive in a playoff game, yet purple daily has Koc with a new contract with additional money$$$.

22. Dex JINXED US 😡

23. Young shouldn’t be included on that list, or at least have an asterisk. He was a top pick in the Supplemental Draft, not the regular draft. While that draft was loaded because of the USFL players that were available, it still wasn’t the regular draft in terms of prestige.

24. To all of the Vikings fans out there who believe that this is our year…Let me tell you a story….I'm a loooong suffering Vikings fan from Miami FL..and back in the day when Sam Darnold came out of the draft I was talking to a co worker of mine at the time who just happened to be a Jets fan and he asked me what I thought of the pick and I told him that I thought they had lucked out when they were able to get him…..sometime later I don't exactly remember when i was talking to another co worker about the state of the Dolphins defense and I remember saying that I thought Andrew van Ginkel was a helluva player and when the whole Brian Flores deal was going on I remember commenting that I thought they were losing a helluva of a coach.The stars have aligned…WE WILL BE SUPER BOWL CHAMPS THIS YEAR. It's in the bag 😮 ohh and did I forget to mention the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Finals last year year?…..

25. Detroit- 9.5 convincingly!

26. 2 hour minimum on vent line when we win!! Skol from flint mi

27. biggest game since the 70's purple people eaters

28. In typical media fashion, they obsess about Minnesota’s one score games, likening it to 2022 though completely different, but don’t even mention it for other teams. Detroit has 7 one-score games this season, including against Ari, Chi, Hou and SF (while they were bad).
    The Eagles also have 7 one-score wins this year. Including the Saints away, and Browns, Jags and Panthers at home. This isn’t some sort of an anomaly.

29. I hate to be that negative Nancy. I consider myself more of a realist. Even against the depleted Lions defense, our offense does not hang with their offense in a shootout. I do think our defense takes some of the edge off but the situation I'm seeing we're playing from behind in the 4th quarter We drive down we tie it up with the field goal but we leave too much time on the clock Lions return with a drive And they nail a walk-off field goal.

    Final score 27 to 30 Vikings out.

30. This is the biggest regular season game in Vikings history in my 51 years a fan, I’m trying to keep my emotions in check , Vikings 41 – 21

31. Whoever scores the most points win. The Lions put 31 on SKOL in Minneapolis. You betta believe we gonna put 40 plus on SKOL in DET!

32. Purdy and Dotson put up 400 yds , often to wide open receivers with yards of gap
    More passing than they have recently and thats with 2 picks(1bad throw nowhere near 49er receiver)
    Big upgrade to Vikings offense this week……they are so thin in the secondary

33. Lmao Judd can't seriously think our defense has the possiblity to hold this lions team at home with the 1 seed on the line to under 21 points. Then follow that statement with 'youre probably happy if you do that' 😂 sir be realistic

34. Thinking people are over thinking the weakened lions secondary……there last few weeks they have been lit up

    Think Buf/Det game , with a much better defense by Vikings than a weakened Buff defense( ie dont be surprised if Vikings seperate early in the game

35. Not only do my Vikings have Cashman back, but they have Redmond making an impact in the middle! Hock is going to get a TD, write THAT down!

36. monday is a holiday here in Spain, meaning I will be able to watch the game from 2:20am till dawn!!! SKOL!!!!!

37. Dex fret not, if Darnold gets injured, KOC has couple of weeks to train Daniel Jones who daggers Philly in the Conf Champs game.

38. The Det secondary injury impact has hit hard,, you have seen their yds given up vs pass jump dramatically last 3 gms, esp after their best CB Carlton left with a broken jaw before halftime in Buf game
    Det has shown resilience next man this really decimated their secondary

    People (rightfully-they have just gone on winning) over estimating the lions defense rt now still have good players BUT you play smart on offense you can dice them up really bad

    With repsect to a very good defense still, but except the key guys hurt has finally hit the tipping pt( esp Carlton)
    Against a deep offensive team ,dont be surprised if Vikings blow past Lions

39. If one teams jumps out by too much I fully expect the refs to try to get the score closer

40. Don't be surprised if Vikings put up close to 500 yds, separate score wise from Lions just due to their defensive injuries in particular CB Carlton III….. Since he went out in Buf game their defense vs pass has cratered

41. I believe will the thrill we’ll get his confidence back he hits a game winning field goal

42. Light Up ? Are you being serious right now ? Who is the last team that the Lavenders “light up” ?