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Lions get quick stop, turn ball over on downs

The Lions have won the toss and elect to defer to the second half. The Vikings take over at their own 22.

The Vikings reach the 34 with a run by 7-yard run Kirk Cousins and a 5-yard run by Alexander Mattison.

Injury alert: Lions DL Nick Williams was hurt on the play.

A 19-yard completion to Tyler Conklin gets Minnesota to the 47 of Detroit. Charles Harris absolutely smokes Charles Harris while letting go of a pass on second-and-9, and his third-down pass to Adam Thielen is caught for a loss of 1.