The Detroit Lions enter Week 18 as three-point betting favorites for their home matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.
Sunday Night Football will showcase two 14-win teams clashing, with significant stakes on the line.
According to NFL Pickwatch, 65 percent of NFL analysts are backing the Lions to defeat the Vikings at Ford Field.
Before the 2024 season began, the NFC North was widely regarded as one of the toughest divisions in the NFL.
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Throughout the season, both the Lions and Vikings have navigated setbacks and challenges to position themselves as contenders for the division title or the No. 1 seed.
During his Friday media session, Dan Campbell was asked if he considers how prospects perform in high-pressure situations during the NFL draft evaluation process.
“You’d like to. I mean, I think that’s part of the process—‘How do they do in big moments? How do they do in critical situations? Can you find those? Are they in there?’” Campbell said. “But those aren’t always easy to find.
“And you could say, ‘What about—it’s one thing to see that in the national championship game, but what if it’s a team that’s not playing for a championship?’ It’s, ‘Can you ever really find that out?’ So yeah, certainly if you can see it and find it, that’s great,” Campbell continued. “But I can’t say it’s something that’s one of the top priorities we’re looking for.”
