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Lions vs. Vikings: Epic NFL Showdown for the 1 Seed
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1/4/2025
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Lions Vikings might be the greatest regular season game in NFL history before the game begins
00:05
Two teams with 14 wins the winners the one seed the losers the five seed. It's a two-and-a-half point spread
00:14
For the like you have healthy quarterbacks healthy stars
00:18
I mean this is just absolutely special that we're heading into Sunday night
00:22
Oh it is and it's also
00:23
Betting points that you would look at both of these offenses can move it you see the numbers across the board
00:28
56 and a half which is an unbelievable number Joe heard you talking about it yesterday
00:32
It's not that they can't get there and they just might get it
00:34
But in a playoff atmosphere to have a 56 and a half is kind of crazy now these teams know each other
00:39
They're from the same division typically divisional games are lower scoring than they would be from an AFC NFC perspective
00:44
We see it once every four years don't really know about it, and you get into it here that could happen
00:48
But also understand this the point of concept is Kevin was talking about too
00:51
You win you get the break and you get the buy and the easiest path to victory in the NFC you lose
00:57
You are gonna go through the gauntlet all the way through and you're gonna be so upset by doing that now understand
01:02
How they came into this football game? They're both really on even footing the reason I say that is yes
01:07
I understand Minnesota played on a Sunday yes
01:09
I understood Detroit played on a Monday
01:11
But you had such an advantage if you were Detroit if you would have just rested those key starters on Monday night because I say
01:17
This now I think it's gonna be a good football game
01:19
I still give the edge to Detroit
01:21
But if you told me last week played out differently Joe where Minnesota played a full game against a division rival had to go toe
01:26
Toe with them the entire way and Detroit rested on Monday night
01:29
I would say Detroit win this game by a touchdown or more. I can't say that yeah
01:33
They wanted 31 to 29 in Minneapolis earlier in the season Jameer Gibbs did had a huge performance
01:39
117 yards on the ground also, I believe caught the football out of the backfield he added about 150 all-purpose yards
01:46
It's gonna come down to which
01:48
Offense do you believe in more is it gonna be Sam Donald on the road?
01:52
Or is it gonna be Jared Goff minus David Montgomery and some of those weapons in regards to the matchup?
01:58
I still believe in Minnesota
01:59
I just think they're the more complete team at this point in the season and
02:05
Knowing how Detroit you watch that game against San Francisco a little bit sloppy in the first half
02:10
Yeah, right
02:11
and they turned it on against a team that just you know basically caved in in terms of Brock Purdy in the San Francisco offense
02:16
Turn the football over great. They got that win
02:19
But now you're going up against a blue-collar team and the real eye-opener for me was how that Minnesota defense
02:26
Really contained Jordan love in the passing attack last week. They shut down Josh Jacobs
02:31
They got back to shutting down the run consistently and they took away every deep pass that Jordan love had it
02:38
They do that against Jared Goff to this weekend and tomorrow night gonna be a long day for Detroit
02:44
Yeah, just one more point on that to both of these offenses can really get it
02:48
I would give the edge to Detroit. They've been phenomenal all season long, but there is no question right now
02:53
Whose defense is better? It's Minnesota's for me. It's Minnesota's. I'll step further
02:57
I think it's very likely when the field is settled
03:00
Well 14 teams in Detroit will have the worst defense to make the playoffs. I think I think that's very very likely
03:06
I will also say this
03:10
The LA Rams we are gonna rest on Sunday, which is an interesting thing because if they lose and
03:16
Tampa wins which Tampa needs to to win the game. Tampa's going to the three Rams are coming down to the four. Well
03:24
Look, I obviously think favorably of the Bucs but for the Lions
03:29
We play the Rams last year in the playoffs. That wasn't easy and now we're going to
03:32
Vikings we already went there. We lost we've only lost twice once to Detroit once that team
03:38
If she's not gonna be there's a million reasons. It's not gonna be easy. Yeah, and it's not just oh we got to do more
03:44
It's very likely having to start your road through the Los Angeles ramps
03:50
Yeah, don't be surprised if it's a one-and-done
03:53
type of situation there
03:55
The thing that I will say and listen
03:57
I know I was as critical as Donnie and anybody else on what Dan Campbell did I?
04:04
Think eventually it wears off all the
04:08
But you got to imagine they come out with their hair on fire
04:11
Against Minnesota in that football game
04:13
I think you know looking for some first half action is is my as we sit here, you know a day out
04:19
That's my initial thought. It's gonna be a long detour
04:23
I mean for me
04:24
I think both the offenses want to be aggressive and I understand what you're saying about being a playoff type of game
04:30
You might want to be a little you know, complacent and and feel it out. I think it's completely the opposite
04:36
I think you have two quarterbacks that want to chuck it that's been that our identity all season long in this type of atmosphere
04:42
Yeah, let's see which one's more consistent. Let's get it on
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