The Vikings’ Week 7 victory against the Lions brought Minnesota to a 5-2 record. The Vikings went on to finish 10-6 in the regular season.
They then beat the Saints in the playoffs before getting knocked out by the 49ers in the next round.
The Lions moved to 2-3-1, and it only got worse from there. Detroit won just one game the rest of the season to finish 3-12-1 overall.
Our friends at Lions Wire looked back at the first of two defeats the Vikings dealt to the Lions. In Week 7, Minnesota faced adversity before pulling away 42-30.
Lions Wire thought the biggest issue for Detroit in the loss was the lack of pass rush threat and the defense’s inability to read play-action.
Here’s some of what the outlet said about the Minnesota victory:
“I give Minnesota’s coaching staff a lot of credit for this one, too. Mike Zimmer, Kevin Stefanski & Co. scored a clear victory over Matt Patricia, Darrell Bevell and their Lions counterparts.”
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