Red-zone woes, though, will haunt them when they look back at how they let the Lions win. The Vikings, perhaps lulled to sleep in the first half by the Lions' gray “Color Rush” alternate uniforms that looked like pajamas, woke up with 16 points in the first 18 minutes after halftime. Minnesota has the dubious distinction of being the first team Detroit beat this year because it missed chances to score more often, and allowed an offensively challenged team to score more than 17 points for the first time since Week 1. “We weren’t covering very well, so we felt we needed to get more guys into coverage,” he said. Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer defended the decision to drop eight defenders on the final snap, but lamented that the secondary didn't follow the plan on the play. The Vikings (5-7) hurt their chances of earning a wild-card spot in the playoffs by losing a game they were favored to win by a touchdown. “When you lose, it hurts, but it’s also why winning is so great, because it isn’t easy to do.” “You want this so bad for the players because they’re the ones who put in all the hard work, the sweat, the tears," Campbell said. The Lions (1-10-1) ended a 15-game winless streak that lasted 364 days since winning at Chicago last season, giving first-year coach Dan Campbell his first victory with the franchise. “They were 3 or 4 yards in the end zone.” He came through in the end, leading the long drive and delivering a sharp pass without pressure against a three-man rush to a rookie receiver, who took advantage of the Vikings secondary playing too deep in the end zone. Then he turned over the ball twice in the second half to help Minnesota rally. Goff threw two touchdown passes in the first half to put Detroit ahead by 14 points, its biggest lead this season. The Vikings failed on a 2-point conversion for the third time, and those missed opportunities proved costly. Goff led the Lions on a 75-yard decisive possession without a timeout after Kirk Cousins threw a go-ahead 3-yard touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson with 1:50 left. Not only was the finish dramatic, it was stunning. “It feels good to stand in front of you now,” Goff said to reporters before answering a question. Brown as time expired, lifting the previously winless Lions to a 29-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. That set off a roar in Ford Field loud enough it might’ve been heard on Motor City streets.ĭetroit finally found a way when Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to St. Brown squeezed tight as he sat in the end zone. Winless no more: Lions top Vikes 29-27 for 1st W in Week 13ĭETROIT - Jared Goff dropped back, looked left and let the football loose that Amon-Ra St.
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