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Vikings and Lions match up NFL's stingiest defense vs. high-scoring offense

Marcus Chen
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Marcus Chen
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Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.

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Vikings and Lions match up NFL's stingiest defense vs. high-scoring offense — Duluth Arts news

The Minnesota Vikings are the NFL's only unbeaten team thanks to their stingy defense and stellar special teams.If their low-scoring offense doesn't get in gear in the Motor City on Sunday, it might be tough for the NFC North leaders to keep up with the high-octane Detroit Lions.Minnesota (6-0) is allowing a league-low 12.3 points per game, and Detroit (4-2) is averaging 30.7 points, ranking behind only Buffalo, and something has got to give at Ford Field."You want to play the best, you want to beat the best," Lions quarterback Jared Goff said. "You want to have these opportunities to show what you're made of. "I think they're the best in the league right now on paper and certainly present a ton of challenges, and it'll be fun to try to solve those challenges."The last time the NFL had a matchup of teams giving up 13 or fewer points and scoring 30-plus points a game in Week 8 or later was in 2019 when Baltimore's high-scoring offense beat New England's stout defense and handed the Patr

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