After losing the first regular-season game in league history pitting teams with a combined 28 victories, the Vikings (14-3) hit the road for wild-card weekend, visiting the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams (10-7) on Monday night as the most accomplished fifth seed in NFL history.

The Lions put on a defensive clinic Sunday night in their 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Detroit finished the regular season 15-2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history. The Lions now get the coveted first-round bye and enter the playoffs as the betting favorite to win Super Bowl LIX.

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The Lions will have to wait until Monday night to find out who they will face in the Divisional Round. They will get the lowest-seeding winner in the NFC Wild Card round, giving them only four potential options: the Los Angeles Rams (No. 4 seed), Vikings (5), Washington Commanders (6) or the Green Bay Packers (7).

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