On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings walked into Ford Field with an opportunity to wrap up the NFC North division with a victory over the Detroit Lions.
Somebody forgot to tell the defense.
Jared Goff and company marched up and down the field on the Vikings’ defense for most of the afternoon, and the result was a 34-23 loss for the purple at Ford Field.
Detroit drew first blood early in the first quarter. After stopping the Vikings on a 4th-and-1 in Minnesota territory, the Lions cashed in with a 41-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff to rookie Jameson Williams, who the Lions drafted following a draft-night trade with the Vikings.