For whatever reason, the Minnesota Vikings were sleep walking during most of their season opener at San Francisco Monday night. They were embarrassed on national television in a 20-3 loss in a road game where they were actually favored to win.
The light bulb apparently turned back on Sunday. Maybe it was being at home, maybe the Vikings players were fired up after Monday’s pitiful performance. Maybe the Week 1 loss was just a clunker that happens every season and that fans just need to forget ever happened.
The Vikings led Sunday’s contest the whole way and got a big defensive performance in a 26-16 victory over the Lions to get their first win of the season.