MINNEAPOLIS -- Through one quarter against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings looked like they were headed for a road letdown on the order of their season-opening Monday night clunker in San Francisco. The Vikings were down 14-3, had let Matthew Stafford hit all six of his throws and had given up as many completions of 40 yards or more (two) as they had all season.
But instead of letting Stafford pick the Vikings apart, coach Mike Zimmer decided to go after Stafford like he'd rarely gone after an opposing quarterback. The Vikings blitzed Stafford on 41.