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The Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season on Sunday. There are several ways fans can watch and stream Sunday's game. The Lions (5-2) enter Sunday's game fresh off their bye week and having handed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 24-9 loss on Monday Night Football in Week 7.
The NFL earns its “witching hour” this weekend. Friday is Halloween, Saturday is All Saints’ Day (a toast to Deuce McAllister) and Sunday takes us home with a dozen games across three broadcast windows.
The SportsLine Projection Model agrees with two legs of the SGP above, as it backs Lions -8.5 and the Over on 48.5 Detroit covers the spread in 54% of simulations and the Over hits in 58% of simulations. The model is backing Minnesota on the money line, though, as the Vikings win in 26% of simulations to bring value as +368 underdogs.
We look at the five NFL games on FOX this weekend, headlined by an NFC North showdown between the Lions and Vikings.
Each week, every non-primetime game (in other words, the games that aren't played on Thursday Night Football , Sunday Night Football, or Monday Night Football) is broadcast on either CBS or Fox at 1 p.m. ET or around 4 p.m. ET. This means fans everywhere will have at least two games shown on their screens every Sunday afternoon during the season.
It may feel like the 2025 NFL season just started, but we're already approaching the halfway point—and the fantasy playoffs are on the not-too-distant horizon. Now's the time to buckle up for that postseason push.
The Colts have the NFL's leading offense. The Steelers have struggled defensively in recent weeks. Here are Week 9 predictions, odds.
Ladd McConkey's resurgence has him back in the WR2 ranks for Week 9. On the other hand, it has come at Quentin Johnston's expense, making him a potential fade for Sunday's game.
It’s officially the second half of the season, which is honestly unbelievable. Once again we had an absolutely brutal Week 8 around the league with this unpredictable season giving us a firm kick in the gut. The best record for picks last week was 9-4.
Bad news for the Aaron Rodgers’ Steelers! The NFL has reserved some of the disciplinary announcements for this weekend. Some of the week 8 instances of on-field misbehavior were so blatant that the financial fallout was inevitable.