The Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions are playing for their playoff future as they battle it out to decide not only the champion of their division, but also the two franchises will play for the best seed and the bye in the first week of the postseason.

Both teams come in with a 14-2 record, so the winner of Sunday’s game will become the team with the best record in the National Conference, no wonder the NFL left this game as the last of the entire regular season.

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The loser will be the fifth seed and will have to start the playoff road away from home. In the event of a tie, Detroit holds the advantage having defeated the Vikings 31-29 in Minnesota in Week 6 of the current season.

The Vikings have nine wins in a row thanks to their quarterback Sam Darnold, who in his first season with the team has made this season the best of his NFL career by far.

He is the fourth QB to throw at least 35 touchdown passes in his first season with a team, and the last two to do so are no slouch: Tom Brady (40 in 2020) and Matthew Stafford (41 in 2021), both won the Super Bowl in each of those seasons.

In addition, Minnesota has its second-best number of wins in a season and is looking for its first Super Bowl appearance in 48 years.

On the other hand, Detroit is one of four franchises never to have played in a Super Bowl, and the only one in the NFC.

This season they have already set the franchise record for most games won with 14, and are also the highest scoring offense with 33.3 points per game, and the only team to go undefeated on the road.

Jared Goff is in his fourth year with the Lions and it has been his best season with 36 touchdown passes, the second-best mark in team history behind Stafford’s 41 in 2011.

Where is the Vikings vs Lions game?

The game will be played at Ford Field in Detroit, this Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET, 5:20 p.m. PT.

Where to watch Vikings vs Lions in USA?

The game will be broadcast live nationally on NBC.

Via streaming, it will be available on the Peacock platform.