Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports)
Mistakes doomed the Detroit Lions in yet another loss to a division rival
Forget what you heard about an improving rush defense. Forget any notions that a road game against the Vikings might be ‘easy’ in any way, no matter what their record says. Forget about the Detroit Lions getting back to .500 by the midway point of the season.
Led by 252 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns from the NFL’s second leading rusher, the Vikings ran all over the Lions from start to finish, capitalized on several terrible passes to the tune of three interceptions, and not even two blocked punts could slow down this 34-20 steamrolling at U.