Editing Detroit Lions (section)

====Minnesota Vikings====
{{Main|Lions–Vikings rivalry}}
The Lions and [[Minnesota Vikings]] have played twice annually since the Vikings entered the NFL in 1961, excluding 1982 due to [[National Football League Players Association#1982 strike|the strike]] that occurred that season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Game Preview: Vikings at Lions |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/game-preview-vikings-at-lions-week-7 |website=[[Minnesota Vikings]] |date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023031443/https://www.vikings.com/news/game-preview-vikings-at-lions-week-7 |archive-date=October 23, 2019 |url-status=live |last1=Peters |first1=Craig |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vikings Franchise Timeline |url=https://www.vikings.com/team/legends/timeline |website=[[Minnesota Vikings]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816012724/https://www.vikings.com/team/legends/timeline |archive-date=August 16, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Vikings lead the all-time series 80–45–2.<ref>{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=det&tm2=min&yr=all |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108104905/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=det&tm2=min&yr=all|archive-date=January 8, 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref>