McCarthy threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, while the Vikings sacked Jared Goff five times and pressured him relentlessly. The Vikings also had huge performances on special teams, including a blocked field goal by Levi Drake Rodriguez to set up a Will Reichard field goal that proved to be the difference in the final score.

The Minnesota Vikings played with an added chip on their shoulder knowing what a win would mean against the Detroit Lions. For those that have been on the team a few seasons, it’s been five straight games the Vikings have failed to best the Lions.

Jared Goff knows he didn’t have a great game. The Detroit Lions quarterback wasn’t about to let coach Dan Campbell shoulder all the blame for Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

It was a great day for football fans in Minnesota. J.J. McCarthy is back in action and the Vikings are back in the win column, having taken down the rival Lions 27–24 on Sunday.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell takes accountability and blames himself for the disappointing loss against the Vikings.

But what might have sealed their fate in the 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings might have been the dreadful day on special teams. After opening with a score on their first offensive possession, the kickoff coverage unit got slashed for a 61-yard return by Vikings receiver Myles Price.

The kid who once stood against a kitchen wall in his home in La Grange Park, Illinois came out like a giant Sunday.

Coming into the Vikings-Lions matchup, Jefferson had recorded 536 catches for 8,034 yards and 41 touchdowns during his six-year NFL career. But with one minute, 38 seconds remaining in the second quarter, McCarthy hit Jefferson for a loss of a yard, marking the former LSU Tigers wide receiver's fourth catch of the game and 540th of his career.