It’s one of the biggest regular season finale football games in NFL history. This weekend, the 14-2 Minnesota Vikings and 14-2 Detroit Lions will play for the 2024 NFC North title, but that is the least of what’s at stake.
The winner will also receive the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket, which includes home field advantage through the NFC Championship Game and the only first round bye awarded to the conference. Meanwhile, the loser on Sunday night will have arguably their best regular season in franchise history reduced to a No. 5 seed and a first round road game in either Tampa Bay or Atlanta.
Much will be made about all of the storylines, leading into this epic finale. But at the end of the day, the game will be decided by the players on the field. Those players included Lions rookie CB Terrion Arnold, who will be one of the Detroit defensive backs tasked with stopping arguably the most powerful passing attack in the league.