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 Vikings started today’s game in Detroit with Myles Price’s 61-yard return of the opening kickoff. Late in the game, the Vikings blocked a field goal and returned it 41 yards. In between, the Vikings’ relentless pass rush pressured Lions quarterback Jared Goff all day.

DETROIT – Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson found himself in the middle of a pivotal sequence in the third quarter of Sunday’s 27-24 victory over the Detroit Lions. Lions quarterback Jared Goff targeted Wilson,

The Lions also struggled in the running game. The Vikings give quarterbacks fits with their varied blitz packages, but teams have been able to run against them. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, though, managed 65 yards on 20 carries with a long of 11 yards.

The days leading up to the Minnesota Vikings' matchup with the Detroit Lions were tense ones at TCO Performance Center. After

Dan Campbell in his news conference Monday said he didn't envision Taylor Decker or Penei Sewell practicing Wednesday for Detroit Lions due to injury.

Detroit’s five-game winning streak against the Vikings was snapped in the process. The Lions entered as heavy favorites, but a sleepy, sloppy showing doomed them for most of the day.