Week 8 · Division game · Recap
Lions 19, Vikings 15: Week 8 recap
What happened
The Lions edged the Vikings 19-15 at home at Ford Field in Week 8, moving to 5-2.
The Lions outgained the Vikings 384-266 in total yards, each side had 1 turnover, and went 5-13 on third down.
Jared Goff went 18 of 25 for 176 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. Jahmyr Gibbs had 23 carries for 153 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Jameson Williams led the receivers with 4 catches for 70 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Alim McNeill led with 1 sack and Jimmy Rolder had 5 tackles.
Team stats
- 384Total yards266
- 154Passing yards185
- 230Rushing yards81
- 24First downs15
- 5-13Third down3-10
- 1-3Red zone (TD-att)2-2
- 1Turnovers1
- 4-22Sacked-yards3-25
- 7-76Penalties-yards5-40
- 35:43Possession24:17
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: MIN-DET- 1st quarter
- DETJake Bates 25 Yd Field Goal2:180-3
- 2nd quarter
- MINJustin Jefferson 1 Yd pass from Kyler Murray (Will Reichard Kick)14:257-3
- DETJake Bates 37 Yd Field Goal0:027-6
- 3rd quarter
- DETJahmyr Gibbs 30 Yd Rush (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)4:407-12
- 4th quarter
- MINT.J. Hockenson 8 Yd pass from Kyler Murray (Kyler Murray Pass to Jordan Addison for Two-Point Conversion)8:4415-12
- DETJameson Williams 7 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)4:3515-19
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.