MINNEAPOLIS -- If you ever wondered what early-20th century, leather-helmet football would have looked like in a $1.1 billion angular glass stadium, Sunday was your day to find out. The Minnesota Vikings slugged their way to a 24-16 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in a game that was nowhere near as high-flying as the final score makes it appear.
The Vikings kicked six field goals and scored one touchdown, after which a kicker who would make six field goals on the day missed the extra point. The Ravens scored three field goals (which, combined with Minnesota's six, tied an NFL single-game record) and didn't even get the ball inside the Vikings' 20-yard line until the game's final minute, when they scored a touchdown on the last play of the game.