Game No. 272 on Sunday night between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings is a showdown for the NFC North and the conference’s top spot. The loser drops to the No. 5 seed. The Lions hold the tiebreaker in case the teams tie.

The Minnesota Vikings got a big lead on the rival Green Bay Packers back in September, going up 28-0 before nearly coughing up the advantage entirely. Three months later, they offered up a sequel for the U.

The Minnesota Vikings haven't lost a game since Week 7 when Jake Bates of the Detroit Lions kicked the go-ahead, game-winning 44-yard field goal with just 15 seconds remaining. This was a heartbreaker, because Sam Darnold and the Vikings had fought back from 11 down in the 3rd quarter to take the lead, only to lose it soon after.