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Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
December 20, 2026 · U.S. Bank Stadium · Minneapolis
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Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings — Week Schedule
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December 20, 2026 · Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium — Sunday Night Football.
Where Fans Stay, Eat & Drink for Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Minneapolis Hotspots →The hotels, restaurants, and bars fans actually use for this event — every pick web-researched and source-cited, never guesswork.
Top Fan Hotels
Fan Stay
Radisson RED Minneapolis Downtown
A design-forward hotel in the Mill District, about a block from U.S. Bank Stadium — one of the closest hotels, putting fans …
1 verified source
Fan Stay
Hyatt Place Minneapolis/Downtown
A contemporary hotel connected to the downtown skyway system, about a seven-minute walk to U.S. Bank Stadium — the skyway li…
1 verified source
Top Fan Restaurants
Fan Eats
Boludo (Downtown East)
An Argentine spot known for empanadas and diamond-shaped pizza, in the stadium’s shadow in Downtown East — on noon game days…
1 verified source
Fan Eats
Hell’s Kitchen
A long-running downtown restaurant famous for all-day breakfast and a 35-foot build-your-own Bloody Mary bar — a Vikings-mor…
1 verified source
Fan Eats
Young Joni
James Beard Award-winning restaurant in Northeast Minneapolis from Chef Ann Kim, blending Korean flavors with wood-fired piz…
4 verified sources
Top Fan Bars
Fan Bar
The Warmup Beer Garden
A free game-day beer garden run by Hotel Emery, four blocks from the stadium — it opens three hours before every Vikings hom…
1 verified source
Fan Bar
Tom’s Watch Bar – Minneapolis
A large premium sports bar with wall-to-wall screens branded a "gameday headquarters" — about a 15-minute walk from U.S. Ban…
1 verified source
About Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
In Week 15 of the 2026 NFL season, the Detroit Lions travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 20, 2026. It is the Sunday Night Football game, the marquee national broadcast of the week.
This is a NFC North rivalry — Lions against Vikings is one of the games each fan base circles in pen, and a division result that swings the playoff math. Expect a loud, hostile U.S. Bank Stadium and a crowd that has waited for it.
FanTravel’s guide below covers a fan trip to this game: where visiting fans stay, eat and drink in Minneapolis, the bars that fill up before kickoff, and the tailgate scene around U.S. Bank Stadium. Every venue pick is web-researched and sourced.
Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis is the home of the Minnesota Vikings, a striking glass-walled indoor venue. Capacity: 66,655.
Make a Weekend of It
Turn Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings into a full Minneapolis trip
Stack the main event with the best of Minneapolis — a built-out weekend itinerary plus the fan hotspots locals and celebrities actually use.
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Weekend Planning Blueprint
A simple playbook for doing this Vikings home game right.
- Get tickets early. Buy through the team’s official channel or a verified resale marketplace, and decide whether you want the home end or the visiting-fan section.
- Base near the stadium or downtown. The hotels below are picked for a walk-or-short-ride to U.S. Bank Stadium — book early for a home game weekend.
- Work the tailgate and the game-day bars. Get to Minneapolis with hours to spare; the pre-game scene around U.S. Bank Stadium is half the experience.
- Plan transit, not parking. NFL game-day traffic is its own opponent — use transit or rideshare and give yourself a buffer.
Who This Event Fits Best
An NFL road game is a specific kind of trip. Here is who this one in Minneapolis is built for.
- The traveling Lions fan. You follow your team on the road. This is your weekend in enemy territory — find the visiting-fan-friendly bars below and travel in numbers.
- The home Vikings fan hosting friends. You know U.S. Bank Stadium; this guide is for showing out-of-towners where the real game-day scene is.
- The stadium-tour fan. You are working through all 30 NFL stadiums. U.S. Bank Stadium is one to tick off — plan the trip around the tailgate and the city.
- Maybe sit this one out if… you want a quiet weekend. An NFL game day in Minneapolis is loud, crowded and all-in — that is the point.
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Attractions
Target Center
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Target Center Arena Concourse Tour
2 source links · 11 celeb-linked mentions
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Target Field Tour
2 source links · 11 celeb-linked mentions
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Hotels
W Minneapolis - The Foshay
2 source links · 11 celeb-linked mentions
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Walker Art Center & Sculpture Garden
2 source links · 11 celeb-linked mentions
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Xcel Energy Center
2 source links · 11 celeb-linked mentions
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U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN
Tickets for Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings are typically available through the official NFL website, Ticketmaster, StubHub, and authorized resellers.
Verified Sources for Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Fan Picks
- Radisson RED Minneapolis Downtown in Minneapolis
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Radisson Hotels - Hyatt Place Minneapolis/Downtown in Minneapolis
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Hyatt - Boludo (Downtown East) in Minneapolis
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Boludo - Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis
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Hell’s Kitchen - Young Joni in Minneapolis
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OpenStreetMap Place · Official Website · Wikipedia · Wikidata - The Warmup Beer Garden in Minneapolis
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Hotel Emery - Tom’s Watch Bar – Minneapolis in Minneapolis
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Tom’s Watch Bar
Source Citations for Local Fan Picks
- Target Center in Minneapolis
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OpenStreetMap Search · Google Maps - Target Center Arena Concourse Tour in Minneapolis
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OpenStreetMap Search · Google Maps - Target Field Tour in Minneapolis
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Minnesota Twins · Google Maps - W Minneapolis - The Foshay in Minneapolis
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W Minneapolis Official · Google Maps - Walker Art Center & Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis
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OpenStreetMap Search · Google Maps - Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis
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OpenStreetMap Search · Google Maps
Official Links & Tickets
Official Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings site
Single-game tickets are sold through the home club and Ticketmaster, the NFL’s official ticketing partner; verified resale is available on the secondary market.