Watch the highlights of the Week 16 matchup between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings from the 2023 NFL season.
The Lions defeated the Vikings by a score of 30-24.
In that matchup, Nick Mullens went 22-for-36 for 411 yards (61.1%) with two touchdowns and four interceptions for the Vikes.
Ty Chandler ran for 17 yards on eight carries (2.1 yards per attempt) and one touchdown.
In that game, Justin Jefferson had six catches for 141 yards and one touchdown.
Jared Goff led the Lions with 257 passing yards and one touchdown, completing 75.0% of his passes (30-for-40) with no interceptions.
Jahmyr Gibbs’ 15 carries resulted in 80 yards (5.3 per attempt) and two touchdowns. In addition, he caught four passes for 20 yards.
In the passing game, Amon-Ra St. Brown had 12 catches for 106 yards with one touchdown.
2023 Stat Comparison
- Vikings Record: 7-8
- Lions Record: 11-4
- The Vikings are totaling 350.2 yards per game on offense, which ranks them 10th in the NFL. On defense, they rank 13th, surrendering 320.9 yards per contest.
- The Lions’ defense ranks 15th in the NFL with 325.5 total yards given up per contest, but they’ve been carried by their offense, which ranks third-best by racking up 394.1 total yards per contest.
- Minnesota is averaging 20.9 points per game on offense (21st in NFL), and ranks ninth on the other side of the ball with 19.9 points allowed per game.
- Detroit’s defense ranks 24th in the NFL with 23.7 points given up per game, but it has been bolstered by its offense, which ranks fourth-best by piling up 27.5 points per game.
- The Vikings have the second-worst turnover margin in the league at -9, forcing 21 turnovers (16th in NFL) while turning it over 30 times (30th in NFL).
- With 19 forced turnovers (20th in NFL) and 21 turnovers committed (18th in NFL) this season, the Lions rank 19th in the NFL with a turnover margin of -2.