· Vikings are 73-39-2 vs. Detroit all-time and at home are 40-16-1. Detroit becomes the first team the Vikings have defeated 40 times at home.
· On week 9, The Vikings overall record is 36-21-1. The Vikings have played the Lions on week nine 10 times and have won the last 8 straight and are 8-1-1 overall.
1) L 31-31 vs. Det., 11/13/1966
2) T 10-10 vs. Det., 11/12/1967
3) W 24-20 vs. Det., 11/15/1970
4) W 16-14 vs. Det., 11/12/1972
5) W 28-7 vs. Det., 11/11/1973
6) W 31-23 vs. Det., 11/7/1976
7) W 16-13 vs. Det., 11/3/1985
8) W 17-7 @ Det., 11/11/1990
9) W 27-10 vs. Det., 11/15/2009
10) W 24-9 vs. Det., 11/4/2018
· In the month of November, the Vikings are 24-9-2 vs. the Lions. Overall, on November 4, the Vikings are 6-3, and this is the first time they've played the Lions on Nov. 4.
1) L 31-39 @ Pitt., 11/4/1962
2) W 26-3 vs. Clev., 11/4/1973
3) L 7-37 @ St. L., 11/4/1979
4) W 27-24 vs. T.B., 11/4/1984
5) W 27-22 vs. Den., 11/4/1990
6) W 35-17 vs. S.D., 11/4/2007
7) L 20-30 @ Sea., 11/4/2012
8) W 24-9 vs. Det., 11/4/2018
· Danielle Hunter had a career-high 3.5 QB sacks in a game. Tom Johnson had a career-high 2.5. Both previous bests were 2. Hunter ranks 3rd highest vs. the Lions all-time in a single game.
1t) 4.0 Kevin Williams, 10/12/2008
1t) 4.0 Gary Larsen, 10/6/1968
* 3t) 3.5 Danielle Hunter, 11/4/2018*
3t) 3.5 Carl Eller, 11/27/1969
5t) 3.0 Randy Holloway, 9/25/1983
5t) 3.0 Jared Allen, 12/11/2011
* 7) 2.5 Tom Johnson, 11/4/2018*
· Danielle Hunter moves into 4th place for most QB sacks in first 4 seasons.
1) 62.0 Jared Allen, 2008-11
2) 39.0 Alan Page, 1967-70
3) 37.0 Jim Marshall, 1961-64
4) 36.5 Danielle Hunter, 2015-18
5) 34.5 John Randle, 1990-93
· Chad Beebe played in his first NFL game and caught 3 passes for 21 yards.
· Danielle Hunter returned his second career opponent fumble for a touchdown. This was the 11th time a Vikings player has returned a fumble for a TD vs. the Lions in the series history.
1) 1 Ed Sharockman @ Detroit, 12/9/1962 (88t)
2) 1 Earsell Mackbee, 11/12/1967 (55t)
3) 1 Jim Lindsey, 12/11/1971 (0t)
4) 1 Hilgenberg 16L/Krause 70t, 12/14/1975 (86t)
5) 1 Charlie Johnson, 12/19/1982 (44t)
6) 1 Chris Martin, 9/23/1984 (8t)
7) 1 Orlando Thomas, 11/23/1995 (17t) ®
8) 1 Tyrone Carter, 12/16/2001 (46t)
9) 1 Ben Leber, 10/8/2006 (0t)
10) 1 Ray Edwards, 9/16/2007 (9t)
11) 1 Danielle Hunter, 11/4/2018 (32t)
· Adam Thielen moves into 4th place for consecutive games scoring a receiving touchdown.
1) 10 Randy Moss, 11/30/03 - 10/17/2004
2t) 7 Randy Moss, 11/15/98 - 12/26/1998 ®
2t) 7 Cris Carter, 10/17/99 - 12/6/1999
4t) 6 Cris Carter, 11/24/96 - 8/31/1997
4t) 6 Adam Thielen, 9/27/18 - 11/4/2018
· The Vikings set a team record for most QB sacks in a single game.
1) 10 vs. Detroit, 11/4/2018
2t) 9 vs. Detroit, 10/6/1968
2t) 9 vs. Chicago, 11/2/1969
2t) 9 vs. Atlanta, 12/20/1970
2t) 9 vs. Chicago, 10/25/1993
· Adam Thielen set a team record for most receptions in the first 9 games to start a season.
* 1) 78 Adam Thielen, 2018*
2) 72 Cris Carter, 1994
3) 63 Randy Moss, 2003
· Adam Thielen set a team record for most receptions in 9 consecutive games.
* 1) 78 Adam Thielen, 9/9/18 - 11/4/2018*
2) 77 Cris Carter, 9/18 - 11/20/1994
3) 75 Cris Carter, 10/2 - 12/1/1994
· Dalvin Cook's 70-yard run was his career long, and the team's 5th longest vs. the Lions.
1) 80t Adrian Peterson, 9/26/2010
2) 78t Adrian Peterson, 9/8/2013
3) 75 Adrian Peterson, 10/25/2015
4) 71 Tommy Mason, 12/9/1962
5) 70 Dalvin Cook, 11/4/2018