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Lions 20 Vikings 7 Highlights

Posted on September 26, 2021 at 02:15 PM.

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LIONS DEFENSE STRONG IN 20-7 WIN OVER VIKINGS

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It was a bit of a sloppy game, but the Detroit Lions beat the winless Minnesota Vikings 20-7 Sunday in Minnesota. The Lions overcame a pair of Jared Goff interceptions, and picked off Vikings Kirk Cousins three times. Jamaal Williams rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on a season high 27 carries. Goff threw for 285 yards and a touchdown, with the 2 interceptions. T.J. Hockenson had 112 yards receiving.

Dalvin Cook had 80 yards on 17 carries for the Vikings. Cousins threw for 255 yards, but had the three interceptions.

Defensively for Detroit, Tracy Walker led the way with two interceptions, Jeff Okudah also had an interception in the end zone, thwarting a Viking scoring opportunity. Trey Flowers had a pair of sacks. FOrmer Lion Everson Griffen had a pair of sacks for the Vikings.

A 21 yard field goal by Austin Siebert opened the scoring in the first. The Vikings countered with a 2 yard touchdown run by Dalvin Cook.The Lions took back the lead with 18 seconds left in the first quarter, on a 7 yard pass from Goff to Tyrell Williams. A second quarter field goal made it 13-7 at halftime.

Neither team could get much going on offense in the second half, until Jamaal Williams scored on a 1 yard run to put the Lions up 20-7.

The Lions held the Vikings to just 285 yards of total offense, and had almost a 9 minute advantage in time of possession. The win improves their record to 5-0, keeping them two games ahead of the Packers in the NFC North. The Vikings fall to 0-5.

The Lions return home next sunday to host the 2-3 Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals are coming off of a 27-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

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