Week 8 · Division game · Recap
Vikings 15, Lions 19: Week 8 recap
What happened
The Vikings fell to the Lions 19-15 on the road at Ford Field in Week 8, moving to 6-1.
The Vikings were outgained 384-266, each side had 1 turnover, and went 3-10 on third down.
Kyler Murray went 17 of 29 for 210 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. Kyler Murray had 4 carries for 35 yards on the ground. Jordan Addison led the receivers with 3 catches for 66 yards.
On defense, Andrew Van Ginkel led with 2.5 sacks and Joshua Metellus had 13 tackles.
Team stats
- 266Total yards384
- 185Passing yards154
- 81Rushing yards230
- 15First downs24
- 3-10Third down5-13
- 2-2Red zone (TD-att)1-3
- 1Turnovers1
- 3-25Sacked-yards4-22
- 5-40Penalties-yards7-76
- 24:17Possession35:43
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.