The marquee matchup against the Lions and a road game four days later against the Rams set up the Vikings to mark themselves as a legit NFC force.

“Detroit’s offense will enter Minnesota on a roll under the leadership of QB Jared Goff, who has five touchdown passes and zero interceptions in his past two games. The Lions have won three straight against the Vikings but are 2.5-point underdogs for the first time this season.”

There was concern about Jones’ availability for Week 7 after he missed Wednesday’s practice with a hamstring issue — and not the hip injury that knocked him out prior to the bye week. Jones returned to practice on both Thursday and Friday, though, and NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that he’s on track to play on Sunday .