detroit lions most points in a game against the minnesota vikings

The Detroit Lions scored their most points in a game against the Vikings on December 12, 1981 and on December 9, 1978, with 45 points.

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	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY
1	Lions	45	12/12/1981	DET	vs	MIN	W 45-7	3	2	1	6	1	6		0
2	Lions	45	12/9/1978	DET	vs	MIN	W 45-14	5	0	1	6	1	6		0
3	Lions	44	11/23/1995	DET	vs	MIN	W 44-38	4	1	0	5	3	5	0	0
4	Lions	41	12/17/1994	DET	vs	MIN	W 41-19	2	2	1	5	2	5	0	0
5	Lions	41	11/17/1985	DET	vs	MIN	W 41-21	3	2	0	5	2	5		0
6	Lions	38	11/16/1997	DET	vs	MIN	W 38-15	2	3	0	5	1	5	0	0
7	Lions	37	12/9/1962	DET	vs	MIN	W 37-23	2	0	3	5	1	4		0
8	Lions	37	11/19/1961	DET	@	MIN	W 37-10	3	1	1	5	1	4		0
9	Lions	36	12/29/2002	DET	vs	MIN	L 36-38	3	0	2	5	1	3	0	0
10	Lions	35	1/3/2021	DET	vs	MIN	L 35-37	3	2	0	5	1	2	0	0
11	Lions	34	12/11/2022	DET	vs	MIN	W 34-23	3	1	0	4	2	4	0	0
12	Lions	34	9/8/2013	DET	vs	MIN	W 34-24	2	2	0	4	2	4	0	0
13	Lions	34	12/11/2011	DET	vs	MIN	W 34-28	2	0	2	4	2	4	0	0
14	Lions	34	11/24/1991	DET	@	MIN	W 34-14	0	4	0	4	2	4		0
15	Lions	34	10/7/1990	DET	@	MIN	W 34-27	3	1	0	4	2	4		0
16	Lions	32	11/13/1966	DET	@	MIN	W 32-31	0	1	1	2	6	2		0
17	Lions	31	1/5/2025	DET	vs	MIN	W 31-9	1	3	0	4	1	4	0	0
18	Lions	31	10/20/2024	DET	@	MIN	W 31-29	2	2	0	4	1	4	0	0
19	Lions	31	9/13/1992	DET	vs	MIN	W 31-17	1	0	3	4	1	4		0
20	Lions	31	12/19/1982	DET	vs	MIN	L 31-34	3	1	0	4	1	4		0
21	Lions	31	9/26/1965	DET	@	MIN	W 31-29	3	1	0	4	1	4		0
22	Lions	31	11/24/1963	DET	@	MIN	L 31-34	2	2	0	4	1	4		0
23	Lions	30	1/7/2024	DET	vs	MIN	W 30-20	2	2	0	4	1	3	0	0
24	Lions	30	12/24/2023	DET	@	MIN	W 30-24	1	3	0	4	1	3	0	0
25	Lions	30	10/20/2019	DET	vs	MIN	L 30-42	4	0	0	4	1	3	0	0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

3rd

OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000