Vikings Protection Clamps Lions Run & Go Video games in 27-24 Win at Lions

“Between the blocked field goal [by Levi Drake Rodriguez] and the Harrison Smith fumble recovery, what I loved was the complementary nature of that,” Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell mentioned. “It shows you you’ve got a totally connected team to make that play and then find a way to get points off those drives, including of course J.J.’s touchdown run on a pretty weighty third-and-[8].”

Andrew Van Ginkel returned to motion for the primary time since Week 3 and had three tackles, a deal with for loss and a QB hit. He recorded a key TFL of Jahmyr Gibbs simply earlier than halftime, serving to the Vikings maintain Detroit to a three-and-punt.

The Lions went three-and-out 4 instances out of 11 possessions Sunday (36.4 p.c). Entering the sport, the Vikings ranked fourth within the NFL with a three-and-out pressured proportion of 26.0.

Goff was pressured early and sometimes by Brian Flores’ protection, which sacked the QB 5 instances. The final time Minnesota had 5 sacks in a contest was Week 11 of final season, at Tennessee.

Wilson sacked Goff twice, bringing his season whole to a career-high 3.5. One particularly impactful takedown occurred simply earlier than halftime, when Wilson took down Goff on third down for a lack of 10, forcing a Lions punt.

Wilson, who’s lots aware of the division after a mixed seven-plus seasons in Minnesota and Green Bay, added 4 tackles, three tackles for loss and two QB hits.

“He went out there and balled,” Murphy mentioned of Wilson, a Michigan native. “But he’s been doing that all season.”