The Vikings, coming off a pair of double-digit losses and another tumultuous week at Winter Park following the surprising resignation of Norv Turner, will look to get back on track at home. Mike Zimmer's defense, stingy at the Bank, will help them snap their skid.
Prediction: Vikings 20, Lions 15
Three big story lines
NO MORE NORV
Pat Shurmur, an NFL offensive coordinator with two other teams, replaces Turner as the play-caller on an interim basis. But sorry, Vikings fans, four days isn't enough time for him to overhaul the offense.
ANOTHER COMBO
The offense will be down yet another starting lineman. Left guard Alex Boone is out with an injury, and Jeremiah Sirles is expected to replace him. So the Vikings will have their fifth different line combination of 2016.
TRUSTY, OLD #52