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.

The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions will meet in Week 18 for the NFC North crown. The winner will also claim the No. 1 seed in the conference heading into the postseason. Detroit won the first meeting,

On Tuesday, ESPN announced its television viewership numbers and the four-letter network closed out the year with a bang. With 22.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen, the Lions-49ers game was the most-watched "Monday Night Football" game of the entire season.