The Vikings started off slow, unable to convert red zone opportunities and 3rd down attempts against the Lions defense, while the defense allowed 20 Lions points in the 2nd quarter, putting the Vikings in a 20-6 hole at the half.
The Vikings offense rallied, and as has been the case all season, made it a close game. Kirk Cousins engineered a couple TD drives in the 4th quarter to take the lead, 27-23, with 1:50 remaining. But once again, the Vikings defense couldn’t stop the Lions and Jared Goff, playing mostly a prevent defense throughout the Lions final drive, which ended in a last second TD pass that gave the Lions their first win of the season, and first in 16 games.