27 - 24

(Nov 2, 2025 · Week 9)

Regardless of whether they’re generating touchdowns on trick plays, or sending linebackers on blitzes, the Lions have left one message clear over the last half-decade: creativity is their calling card. On Nov. 2, 2025, Jack Campbell put that on demonstration during one of Detroit’s exotic blitzes, as he charged with enough force to send Minnesota’s running back and quarterback toppling into one another during a sack on 3rd & 9. The Vikings survived plays of that type during a must-have 27-24 win, but even in defeat, Campbell reaffirmed his status as one of the NFL’s best takedown artists, also collecting a team-high nine tackles and a QB hit.

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