DETROIT — Everything we knew to be true about the Detroit Lions was turned on its head in Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field.

Quarterback Jared Goff, who has historically owned the defense of Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, had no answers until the game was out of reach. He was sacked five times as the Lions went a dismal 5-for-17 on third down. The Lions’ run defense allowed 4.5 yards per carry as Vikings running back Aaron Jones ran the ball nine times for 78 yards, and Jordan Mason had 10 for 36.

On one of the Lions’ longest runs of the day, David Montgomery picked up enough yardage to move the chains on third-and-13 but fumbled the ball, giving Minnesota the ball at its 35-yard line with 8:19 to go in the third quarter. Jahmyr Gibbs was limited to

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