With the bye week now in the rearview mirror, the Detroit Lions are back in action in Week 9, hosting the Minnesota Vikings for the first of their two games this season. To break things down ahead of Sunday, Meko and Morgan (me) are back with another episode of “Before the Roar,” where we discuss each aspect of the upcoming game against Minnesota.
To kick things off, we recap how the Vikings got to their 3-4 record, including the tough Week 8 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers. Chances are you have already heard about some of the fallout from that game, including the news that Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz is out with a shoulder injury, with second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy expected to start under center against the Lions.
After diving into the injury reports from either team, we get into how the Lions’ offense could potentially get rolling against a Vikings’ defense that has been pushed around at times in 2025. And despite some of their issues, the Vikings are still really aggressive under defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Will he continue that approach against an explosive Detroit offense?
On the other side of the ball, we breakdown McCarthy’s performances from earlier in the season before the ankle injury, and how we believe Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard will attack an inexperienced quarterback playing in what should be a pretty hostile environment inside of Ford Field.
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