We’ll run through each wild-card team, look at season stat rankings, most recent results and key matchups, then handle some Q&A styled answers in this breakdown.

The Minnesota Vikings went to Detroit and unfortunately Lions fans were the worst thing that happened on Sunday night.

The Minnesota Vikings (14-2) take a nine-game winning streak into their contest with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Ford Field. The Lions are listed as favorites in this one,

The Minnesota Vikings put up a whimper of a fight against the Detroit Lions in the final game of the regular season. The final score was 31-9 in favor of the Lions.

Can the Minnesota defense keep Detroit's high-scoring offense in check with the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed on the line?

The winner of the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings matchup in NFL Week 18 will determine both the division and NFC's top playoff seed.

The NFC wild-card round game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings will be played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

After losing the first regular-season game in league history pitting teams with a combined 28 victories, the Vikings (14-3) hit the road for wild-card weekend, visiting the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams (10-7) on Monday night as the most accomplished fifth seed in NFL history.

A short memory is needed in this game against the Rams that has been moved because of the Los Angeles wildfires to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. SoFi Stadium is not an intimidating home field compared to Ford Field in Detroit or Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, but this move should work out in the Vikings’ favor.

Kevin O’Connell is evoking the journey that the 2021 Rams went on through four weeks of playoffs to the top of the sport.