Detroit Lions photo Jeff Nguyen

The Minnesota Vikings came into a roaring Ford Field on Sunday afternoon as underdogs and left as victors, downing the less-than-inspirational Detroit Lions 27–24 in what Coach Dan Campbell described as “probably one of the worst games we've played in a really long time.”

The Lions started the game strong with an impressive opening drive that resulted in a touchdown, but after that, they often looked lost and unprepared to face an aggressive Vikings team.

They were listless at times, undisciplined, and hurt by too many careless penalties.

“We did everything we needed to do to lose that game,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said at a postgame press conference. “We made every critical error you could make at the right time to lose it. Perfect storm.”

“You don’t

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