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Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions: First quarter recap and second quarter discussion

We’ve made it through the first quarter at Ford Field, with your Minnesota Vikings leading the Detroit Lions by a score of 7-6.

The Vikings won the toss and decided to take the football rather than defer, putting the offense on the field first. They picked up a first down on the first play from scrimmage, but a holding penalty on Dakota Dozier and a couple of deflected passes brought an end to the drive.

The two teams then exchanged three and outs, and on the Vikings’ second punt return specialist Jamal Agnew was stripped by Hardy Nickerson, and long snapper Andrew DePaola recovered the loose ball!