MOMENT OF CLARITY
LIONS 19 VIKINGS 15 The Minnesota Vikings lost a football game Sunday, something that hadn't happened in roughly 11 months. I expected them to. I mean, they weren't going undefeated. They weren't sweeping the division. Facing the Lions on the road is a tough game. Losing this one is hardly shameful. But here's the thing. The Lions have one of the worst defenses in football, and we're further depleted during this game. And the Vikings finished with 15 points. This just isn't getting any better. The early vibes were bad when the Vikings opening drive ended with a deep shot to Jordan Addison that had pretty clear DPI that went uncalled, and then Will Reichard missed a long field goal. But the Vikings' defense went to work and did their thing against the Lions' challenging offense. Detroit moved the ball a little bit but was not explosive. Andrew Van Ginkel got 2 ½ of the Vikings 4 1st half sacks. James Pierre nabbed the 1st interception of the year from Ja...