You heard it here first.

The Lions will beat the Vikings this coming weekend.

Submit your NFL Picks now.

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I hope so, but I still go with the Vikings.

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I took Lions with the 10 points out of optimism, but I don't think that they will win.

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http://www.fannation.com/peter_king_challenge/peter_king?eref=sihpT1 

ARGHH... c'mon trucker ... this was MY upset pick of the week. Now Mr King is trying to get in on it too...

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If the Lions pull this off.. it will mark two things clear.

1) That the Lions staying with the Saints wasn't a fluke.

2) That the Vikings staying with the Brownies in the first half wasn't a fluke either.

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A co-worker laughed at me when I made this pick earlier in the week. He actually watched me hit submit because he didn't think I was going to.

I think the Lions can pull this one off. I think that last game gave them enough confidence to do it. I think Adrian will run wild, again, but I think we'll see a few connections with Stafford and Johnson that will topple the Vikings.

Now King predicts it too, so now I know I'm screwed.

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Don't tell Vikesrule I said this, but I think I would feel bad for the Vikes (at least for a couple of seconds, anyway) if this were to come to pass.

As good as both the Lions and and their fans would feel, as well as the other teams in the division and their fans...the team that is "first" and their fans are NOT going to be happy.

nahhh, nevermind, brief lapse into compassion there, no worries, it was fleeting in nature.

I do remember the real fear that we would be the ones to break the sad streak last game last year. It is not much of a "win-win" feeling. It would be good to have SOMEONE lose to the Lions before we play them-again-- The fear of being that first team weighs on the team and fans, imo.

This week would be a most auspicious time for this to occur...

I hope Zero gets to say, "I told you so!"

I called the Lions office today and asked them what time the game started Sunday. They replied, "What time can you get here?" ::razz:

It would be nice to see the lions get a victory over the Vikings but I agree with you. AP is going to have another huge game.

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Who has more pressure?

Vikings who are paying 12 million for a QB to hand off and dink and dunk that is claimed to be Super Bowl contenders .... or a Lions team that is under new staff with a new rookie QB and trying to make a name for itself?

The Lions don't have much of a running game from what I remember. So they won't be having their best offensive weapons neutralized by the Vikings powerhouse run defense.

But the Lions will get torched up and down the field with Adrian and Brett's dinking and dunking.


I think this will be a higher scoring game.

31 - 27 Lions

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