The Detroit Lions are fresh off the bye week. The Minnesota Vikings had a little mini-bye after a Thursday night thrashing. Both teams are entering Week 9 with a little bit a rest and a few more players ready for action.

But looking around the sports universe this week, it doesn’t seem like many are expecting a competitive game between the 5-2 Lions and the 3-4 Vikings. Detroit is currently favored by 8.5 points, per FanDuel, and most of the expert picks rolling in have the Lions by a comfortable margin.

Is that fair? Is that what the statistics suggest? Let’s find out in our Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings On Paper preview.

Lions pass offense (7th) vs. Vikings pass defense (25th)

While the Lions aren’t putting up a ton of yardage in the passing game, their efficiency metrics still

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