On its surface, it doesn’t look like the Detroit Lions have much of a challenge against the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions are well-rested off their bye and just took down a better Tampa Bay Buccaneers team to move to 5-2 on the season. The Vikings, on the other hand, were just absolutely manhandled by the Los Angeles Chargers (37-10) and now sit just 3-4 on the year.

However, things aren’t always as simple as they look. The Vikings will turn back to a more healthy J.J. McCarthy on Sunday, plus they’ll have their two starting tackles back on offense. We know how different an offense can look when they are missing one tackle, let alone two. Minnesota will also be getting back edge defender Andrew Van Ginkel, who is an absolute difference-maker on defense. So with Minnesota healthier than eve

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