“He’s going to get the ball,” Lions safety Brian Branch said about Jefferson. “Great route runner, got some speed to him, and he’s a dog, so shoot, dog meet a dog.” At 5-0, Minnesota owns one of the NFL’s two unbeaten records. Detroit has a 4-1 mark.

The question made Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson legitimately laugh out loud. Most likely because he knew the answer was so obvious. Does he like playing against the Detroit Lions? “I don’t know what it is about them,” Jefferson said with a smirk. “I’ve been making a couple of plays here and there.”

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The Detroit Lions are going into the biggest game of their season this Sunday when they take on the undefeated Minnesota Vikings in their building. We think we know who the Vikings are, but we wanted to get some more information about them,