Vikings defense wears down, offense bogs down in overtime loss to Ravens

Gallery: Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Josh Bynes (56), celebrates after the defense stops Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33), for no gain in the fourth quarter.BALTIMORE — Six days before they would travel east to face the Ravens, the Vikings found out defensive end Danielle Hunter would miss the rest of the season because of a torn pectoral muscle. The news came Friday that nose tackle Michael Pierce would miss a fourth consecutive game because of an elbow injury, and after a round of coronavirus retests on Sunday morning, they placed safety Harrison Smith on the COVID-19 reserve list 90 minutes before game time.

The three developments effectively left the Vikings two…