NFL Football Betting Preview - Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna was an offensive star in Week 1. (AP Images)

You don't really think of Jon Kitna as a gunslinger. But there he was last Sunday, chucking for 289 yards and three touchdowns in Detroit's 36-21 win over Oakland. Throw in his two interceptions and you get the second coming of Brett Favre.

"Those interceptions, they came late in the game when we were in desperate situations," Kitna said. "I'm not going to be one that takes a sack and protects my rating. I don't think about that. I'm just trying to do anything I can to make a play and help this team win, so if it gets ugly, it gets ugly. The key for us is, let's get leads in games and we'll see those interception numbers dwindle drastically."

This week, Kitna's Lions return home to face NFC North rival Minnesota. The Vikings took care of the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 24-3 in their Week 1 affair, mostly thanks to the work of rookie Adrian Peterson. The Oklahoma product rushed for 103 yards and also caught a 60-yard TD reception.

"Every time he has the football, you have the feeling he's going to break it," Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson said of Peterson. "That is the excitement he gives you. He has a different tempo about himself. He has a lot of speed and power, pretty much the whole package, so every time you hand him the football, you're expecting something good is going to happen."

Oddsmakers currently have the Lions listed as 3.5-point favorites versus the Vikings, while the game's total is sitting at 42.5.

NFL Football Betting Preview - Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions