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Week 8 · 2026 regular season

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

Sun, Nov 1, 10:00 AM PT

Win probability
ESF
(win probability)
MIN 58%
42% DET

No betting line yet. Lines appear once books post them.

Unit matchups · entering week 8

Where each side has the edge

Each offense against the defense it faces, in CAP yards per attempt. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Pass: MIN offense vs DET defense
−0.5922nd
box score 6.7 · 21st
Even
+0.3423rd
box score 7.5 allowed · 23rd
Rush: MIN offense vs DET defense
−0.4227th
box score 3.8 · 19th
Edge
DET
+0.2123rd
box score 4.2 allowed · 20th
Pass: DET offense vs MIN defense
+1.134th
box score 7.8 · 8th
Even
−1.023rd
box score 6.3 allowed · 6th
Rush: DET offense vs MIN defense
+0.447th
box score 4.4 · 12th
Even
−0.485th
box score 4.0 allowed · 15th

CAP yards per attempt: yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict; offense positive is good, defense (allowed) negative is good. Box score: yards per attempt as an official box score counts them, entering week 8.

CAP yards per attempt · 2026

How each matchup got here

Each unit's CAP yards per attempt entering each week. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better. 0 is what the situation and opponent would predict.

MIN pass offense vs DET pass defense
MIN pass offense DET pass defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.59 DET +0.34 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.59 DET +0.34
DET pass offense vs MIN pass defense
DET pass offense MIN pass defense (allowed)
−1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0 +0.5 +1.0 +1.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DET +1.13 MIN −1.02 −1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0 +0.5 +1.0 +1.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DET +1.13 MIN −1.02
MIN rush offense vs DET rush defense
MIN rush offense DET rush defense (allowed)
−0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.42 DET +0.21 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.42 DET +0.21
DET rush offense vs MIN rush defense
DET rush offense MIN rush defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DET +0.44 MIN −0.48 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DET +0.44 MIN −0.48
CAP win pct · 2026

How each team got here

CAP win pct entering each week. Higher is better; the league average is 0.50.

0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 1.25 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN 0.98 DET 0.56 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 1.25 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN 0.98 DET 0.56
2026 results

Results so far

Each team's games before this one, with ESF's pre-game win probability for the team.

MIN Minnesota Vikings

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 vs GB Won 60%
2 @ CHI Won 43%
3 @ TB Won 73%
4 vs MIA Won 78%
5 @ NO Won 69%

DET Detroit Lions

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 vs NO Won 61%
2 @ BUF Lost 31%
3 vs NYJ Won 73%
4 @ CAR Lost 55%
5 @ ARI Won 66%
Week 8

Other games this week

Home team's chance to win before kickoff. Higher means the home team is more likely to win.

Dots: ESF model home win probability.

How to read this page

CAP win pct. A fading average of game scores with a half-life of 7 of the team's own games. A win scores 1 plus the opponent's win pct; a loss scores the opponent's win pct minus 1. Last season carries in. League average is 0.50; higher is better.

CAP yards per attempt. Yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Box score yards per attempt. Yards divided by attempts, counted the way an official box score counts them: rushing includes scrambles and kneel-downs; passing is gross yards per pass attempt, sacks excluded.

ESF win probability. A logistic regression on both teams' pre-game CAP win pct, with an intercept for home field.