Communication breakdowns led to Detroit's offensive line surrendering five sacks against Minnesota as the team now faces critical road games

The Detroit Lions are approaching the midway mark of their season after experiencing a series of highs and lows, leading to more losses than they had last season.

It was not a pleasant Week 9 for the Detroit Lions. Hosting the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings, the Lions were beaten up in the trenches and on special teams in a 27-24 loss that dropped Detroit's record to 5-3.

Dan Campbell hopes the Lions deal with the adversity of their loss to the Vikings as a turning point in the season. "As bad as it tastes right now, I’m a big believer in, you look back at some point and say,

The Vikings looked impressive in their win over the Lions in Week 9, but what did PFF think of their performance?

Jared Goff just missing Amon-Ra St. Brown in the back left corner of the end zone. The Lions would score on the next play, but that's a pitch-and-catch in the red zone that duo completes 95 times out of 100. But not this day, an emblematic display of the lack of execution that plagued the offense all afternoon.

Seven-time Super Bowl champion QB Tom Brady dissected his fellow Michigan quarterback on Sunday’s Fox broadcast.

Amik Robertson had words for Vikings fans after being caught on camera trash-talking Justin Jefferson during Sunday’s game.