The Minnesota Vikings came into Sunday's matchup vs. Detroit having lost five straight to the Lions and four in a row at Ford Field.

But Minnesota has a new starting quarterback and J.J. McCarthy made it 1-0 in his career vs. Detroit as he threw two touchdowns and ran for another, guiding Minnesota to a 27-24 victory over the Lions.

After an opening possession touchdown for Detroit on a 40-yard catch and run by tight end Sam LaPorta, the Lions' offense had a tough time finding any consistency for most of the contest and was held to 305 total yards and just 65 rushing yards.

McCarthy threw touchdown passes to wide receiver Justin Jefferson (10 yards) and tight end T.J. Hockenson (7) and rushed for a 9-yard score.

David Montgomery recorded Detroit's second touchdown of the contest on a

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