The Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings met at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, with Minnesota having a chance to build on their victory over the Carolina Panthers in Week 4.
Instead, Minnesota dug themselves an even deeper hole in the NFC North by losing 27-20 on Sunday. Meanwhile, Kansas City continued their chokehold on the AFC by improving to 4-1.
The Vikings were never expected to win this game, but of course, they made it close enough that it still stung when Kirk Cousins was sacked to end Minnesota’s last-ditch comeback effort. Here are 4 reasons why Minnesota lost this game to Kansas City.