Detroit’s four-game winning streak on Thanksgiving was abruptly ended by the Minnesota Vikings Thursday.
Again, it was a slow start that ultimately doomed the Lions in this one, which has been an ongoing problem for the Lions the last three weeks.
They fell into a 13-0 hole to begin this one. Unlike the prior two weeks, when Detroit was able to battle back from 10-0 deficits vs. both Cleveland and Chicago, this early hole proved too much to climb out of in an eventual 30-23 defeat.
The Vikings led 20-3 at one point in the second quarter, though Detroit did climb back to within 27-23 in the fourth quarter, and had the ball with a chance to tie the game in the final minutes.