The Minnesota Vikings played the first of their three NFC North divisional matchups to finish the season at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, playing host to the 3-8-1 Detroit Lions. It looked on paper to be a blowout, but it turned out just to be a regular, ordinary win.
Paced by an outstanding defensive performance that harassed rookie quarterback David Blough all day, the Vikings got everything they needed from their offense to defeat the Lions by a final score of 20-7.
The Vikings got on the board first, courtesy of a nine-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins to rookie Olabisi Johnson, with Dan Bailey’s extra point making the score 7-0 early.