The Minnesota Vikings’ 27-19 home loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 10 dropped them to 4-5 after costly false starts and turnovers undermined their offensive flow.

Minnesota was flagged 13 times for 102 yards, with eight of those penalties coming from false starts, the most by a home team since the 2009 Buffalo Bills . Right tackle Brian O’Neill was penalized three times, while McCarthy, receiver Justin Jefferson, tight end Ben Yurosek, and fellow linemen Christian Darrisaw and Blake Brandel accounted for the remaining infractions. Five of the false starts came on first downs, pushing the Vikings behind the chains early and making key situations more difficult.

Quarterback JJ McCarthy , making his fourth career start, took responsibility for the chaos , saying:

“As a quarterb

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