Week 8 Preview: Begin the Gauntlet

The Minnesota Vikings head to Ford Field this week for a pivotal NFC North matchup against the 4-2 Detroit Lions. A win could put the Vikings in an early stranglehold on the NFL’s best division, especially since they’d get two of their three division wins on the road. A loss would give skeptics more fodder to call the Vikings “frauds” for another week. They’d also be buoyed by the fact that the Vikings’ next three opponents have a combined 15-5 record. Yeah, this is a big one. VIKINGS ON OFFENS

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