Head to head

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Detroit Lions v Minnesota Vikings — every meeting since 1999

Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have met 54 times since 1999. DET trail the regular-season series 18-36. Against the closing spread DET are 17-36 with 1 push. The highest-scoring meeting produced 74 points in 2002; the widest margin was 32.

DET record

18-36

regular season, 1999–2025

DET v the spread

17-36-1

covered–against–pushed

Highest scoring

74

combined, 2002

Widest margin

32

2007 season

Every meeting

54 games, 1999–2025
GameResultTotalLineWon by
2025 WK 17DET 10atMIN 2345.5MIN -7MIN by 13
2025 WK 9MIN 27atDET 2447.5DET +9.5MIN by 3
2024 WK 18MIN 9atDET 3156.5DET +3DET by 22
2024 WK 7DET 31atMIN 2950.5MIN +1DET by 2
2023 WK 18MIN 20atDET 3047.5DET +3.5DET by 10
2023 WK 16DET 30atMIN 2447.5MIN -2.5DET by 6
2022 WK 14MIN 23atDET 3451.5DET +2.5DET by 11
2022 WK 3DET 24atMIN 2852MIN +6.5MIN by 4
2021 WK 13MIN 27atDET 2947.5DET -7DET by 2
2021 WK 5DET 17atMIN 1949.5MIN +10MIN by 2
2020 WK 17MIN 37atDET 3554DET -3MIN by 2
2020 WK 9DET 20atMIN 3451.5MIN +3MIN by 14
2019 WK 14DET 7atMIN 2043.5MIN +12MIN by 13
2019 WK 7MIN 42atDET 3043.5DET -2.5MIN by 12
2018 WK 16MIN 27atDET 941.5DET -6.5MIN by 18
2018 WK 9DET 9atMIN 2447MIN +4.5MIN by 15
2017 WK 12MIN 30atDET 2346DET -2.5MIN by 7
2017 WK 4DET 14atMIN 743MIN +2.5DET by 7
2016 WK 12MIN 13atDET 1642DET +2DET by 3
2016 WK 9DET 22atMIN 1642.5MIN +4DET by 6
2015 WK 7MIN 28atDET 1944.5DET +1MIN by 9
2015 WK 2DET 16atMIN 2644MIN +2.5MIN by 10
2014 WK 15MIN 14atDET 1642.5DET +8DET by 2
2014 WK 6DET 17atMIN 343MIN +1DET by 14
2013 WK 17DET 13atMIN 1450MIN -2.5MIN by 1
2013 WK 1MIN 24atDET 3446DET +4DET by 10
2012 WK 10DET 24atMIN 3446MIN -3MIN by 10
2012 WK 4MIN 20atDET 1348DET +3.5MIN by 7
2011 WK 14MIN 28atDET 3448DET +10DET by 6
2011 WK 3DET 26atMIN 2344.5MIN -3DET by 3
2010 WK 17MIN 13atDET 2043.5DET +3.5DET by 7
2010 WK 3DET 10atMIN 2442.5MIN +13MIN by 14
2009 WK 10DET 10atMIN 2747.5MIN +17MIN by 17
2009 WK 2MIN 27atDET 1345DET -10MIN by 14
2008 WK 14MIN 20atDET 1645DET -10.5MIN by 4
2008 WK 6DET 10atMIN 1244.5MIN +13MIN by 2
2007 WK 13DET 10atMIN 4244MIN +5.5MIN by 32
2007 WK 2MIN 17atDET 2042.5DET +3DET by 3
2006 WK 14MIN 30atDET 2040.5DET +1MIN by 10
2006 WK 5DET 17atMIN 2641MIN +4MIN by 9
2005 WK 13MIN 21atDET 1638DET -3MIN by 5
2005 WK 9DET 14atMIN 2737.5MIN -1.5MIN by 13
2004 WK 15MIN 28atDET 2748.5DET -3MIN by 1
2004 WK 11DET 19atMIN 2248MIN +8MIN by 3
2003 WK 12DET 14atMIN 2447.5MIN +10.5MIN by 10
2003 WK 3MIN 23atDET 1347.5DET -4MIN by 10
2002 WK 17MIN 38atDET 3647DET -3.5MIN by 2
2002 WK 6DET 24atMIN 3149MIN +4.5MIN by 7
2001 WK 14MIN 24atDET 2746.5DET -3DET by 3
2001 WK 5DET 26atMIN 3144MIN +10MIN by 5
2000 WK 14DET 17atMIN 2448.5MIN +9MIN by 7
2000 WK 5MIN 31atDET 2442.5DET +1MIN by 7
1999 WK 17DET 17atMIN 2448.5MIN +7MIN by 7
1999 WK 6MIN 23atDET 2545DET -3.5DET by 2

DET in the last meetings

  • Last 31-2
  • Last 53-2
  • Last 106-4

The extremes

  • Highest scoring2002 week 17 · MIN 38 at DET 3674 points
  • Lowest scoring2014 week 6 · DET 17 at MIN 320 points
  • Widest margin2007 week 13 · DET 10 at MIN 4232 points

By starting quarterback

regular season, 1999–2025
DETMINMetDET record
Matthew StaffordKirk Cousins50-5
Joey HarringtonDaunte Culpepper50-5
Jared GoffKirk Cousins42-2
Matthew StaffordTeddy Bridgewater42-2
Matthew StaffordChristian Ponder42-2
Charlie BatchDaunte Culpepper30-3
Jared GoffSam Darnold22-0
Jared GoffNick Mullens22-0
Matthew StaffordCase Keenum21-1
Matthew StaffordSam Bradford22-0
Matthew StaffordBrett Favre20-2
Jon KitnaTarvaris Jackson21-1
Jon KitnaBrad Johnson20-2

15 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.

By head coach

regular season, 1999–2025
DETMINMetDET record
Dan CampbellKevin O'Connell85-3
Jim CaldwellMike Zimmer85-3
Jim SchwartzLeslie Frazier74-3
Rod MarinelliBrad Childress61-5
Matt PatriciaMike Zimmer50-5
Steve MariucciMike Tice50-5
Jim SchwartzBrad Childress30-3
Bobby RossDennis Green31-2
Dan CampbellMike Zimmer21-1
Marty MornhinwegMike Tice20-2
Marty MornhinwegDennis Green21-1

3 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.

Players, since 2021

a shorter window than above

Everything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 5 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.

Most touchdowns

since 2021 · 10 meetings

Most passing yards

since 2021 · 10 meetings

Most rushing yards

since 2021 · 10 meetings

Most receiving yards

since 2021 · 10 meetings

Both clubs

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