Stud defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams have filed suit in Hennepin County District Court Wednesday afternoon seeking a restraining order against the NFL that would allow the duo to play Sunday when the Vikings travel to Detroit.

While the case will likely take awhile to resolve itself completely the Vikings might actually have them for the game. Regardless of whether they are there or not, there is no excuse for Minnesota to lose this game.

The Lions were putrid on Thanksgiving. They are playing an out of shape quarterback who has the plays plastered on cheat sheets on both arms and they are in the playoff race. They have Adrian Peterson. And the 0-12 Lions showed no life or heart in their Thanksgiving day slaughter against Tennessee.

The Lions’ coaching staff will likely use the drug suspension as a rallying cry, trying to get the troops to believe this is the break they needed in order to break through with their first victory. If it works, the Vikings might as well fire the coaching staff, bolt up the doors to Winter Park and shut ‘er down. If you are in first place fighting for your playoff life and you can’t beat a winless team 12 games into a lost season even with backup defensive tackles, there are no excuses.

This remains a must-win game.