How to watch Lions vs. Vikings: TV channel, announcers, kickoff time, more
The NFC North lead is on the line this week, with the 5-0 Minnesota Vikings hosting the 4-1 Detroit Lions . It’s easily the best game of the week around the NFL, but schedule-makers didn’t anticipate that, so it’s being played along with the other 1 p.m. ET early games.
There’s a lot about the NFC North that most people didn’t anticipate. Through six weeks, it’s not only the best division in football, but it’s in line to be a historically good division. All four teams currently have a winning record, and all four teams lead the NFL in point differential.
But at some point, there has to be some separation of these teams, and that will likely come through divisional games. Thus far, there has only been one game between NFC North opponents (Vikings beat the Packers ). Sunday’s game will mark the second.
The Vikings are the biggest surprise at 5-0, and coming off their bye they have a chance to notch a second divisional win with rest and in front of their home crowd. Meanwhile, the Lions are coming off their own statement win over the Cowboys, but it came with a costly price—losing the best defensive player in football in Aidan Hutchinson.
How will the Lions respond? Are the Vikings truly on the Lions’ level? It’s a Week 7 NFC North showdown! Here’s how you can catch it.
Week 7: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: U.S. Bank — Minneapolis, MN
TV: FOX
TV distribution map: Check out 506 Sports
Local online streaming: NFL+
, YouTube TV
TV announcers: Adam Amin, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver
Local radio: 97.1 The Ticket (full list of radio affiliates here
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Radio announcers: Dan Miller, Lomas Brown, T.J. Lang
National radio: ESPN Radio
National radio announcers: Steve Levy, Mike Tannenbaum, Myron Medcalf
Betting line: Vikings by 1.5, per FanDuel