The Vikings even their record to 1-1, and the stock market is climbing
It's tough to call the second game of the season 'must win', but history proves that if you start 0-2 in the NFL, the chances of going to the playoffs are less than one in five. And fans on message boards and websites everywhere are pissed off.
So yeah, beating Detroit on Sunday was kind of a big deal.
And not only did they beat the Lions, the Vikings pretty much controlled the game from the outset, scoring on their opening drive, and never really letting Detroit seriously threaten.