The Minnesota Vikings need to reboot their passing attack for the playoffs. Sam Darnold struggled in the regular-season-ending 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions that cemented the Vikings as a wild-card team and not a division winner.

The Minnesota Vikings are making NFL playoff history, but not the kind the franchise would prefer. Minnesota's 31-9 blowout loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 18 means the Vikings will miss out on the No. 1 seed in the NFC as well as a bye.

NFL playoff odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for the Monday football game between Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.

The Minnesota Vikings face the Detroit Lions this week on Sunday Night Football. The winner takes the NFC's No. 1 seed. Live coverage begins at 7 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.

There are 14 games on the NFL Week 18 schedule today, with some of them impacting the NFL playoff picture. Here's what you need to know about how to watch the NFL Week 18 games on Sunday, including times,

Jahmyr Gibbs delivered spinning stiff-arms and bolted through webs of would-be tacklers for a 170-yard, four-touchdown performance, leading the Detroit Lions over the Minnesota Vikings in their regular-season finale.

Will the Detroit Lions take down the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North and playoff homefield advantage? Four Free Press sports writers weigh in.

Here’s a sampling of what’s being said nationally after Detroit won its second consecutive division crown: Lions beat Vikings 31-9, win NFC North and No. 1 seed, dropping division rivals to No. 5 -- Associated Press game story What we learned from Detroit’s win -- NFL.