Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings: First Quarter Recap and Second Quarter Discussion

The good guys are up by two scores

The first quarter from U.S. Bank Stadium is officially in the books, and your Minnesota Vikings lead the Detroit Lions by a score of 10-0.

The Lions got the ball first in this one after the Vikings won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Thanks to a big sack from Andrew Van Ginkel, the Vikings’ defense forced a quick three-and-out and were waiting for the punt, but the Lions decided they were going to go for a fake that was snuffed out by the Minnesota special teams, giving the offense the ball at the Detroit 34.

It took the Vikings just two plays to get into the end zone, and they did so in a big way courtesy of the returning Aaron Jones, who took a handoff from Sam Darnold and blasted 34 yards for a Minnesota touchdown to give the purple a 7-0 lead.

The Vikings then forced a three-and-out on the second Detroit possession, and this time the Lions actually punted it, giving the Vikings the ball at the 20 after a touchback.

Minnesota saw their drive stall out at the Detroit 39, but that’s well in range for Will Reichard, as the baby-faced assassin connected on a 57-yard field goal to extend the Minnesota lead to 10-0. The Lions then went three-and-out again and punted it back to Minnesota, with the purple taking over deep in their own territory after a penalty on the punt return.

Unfortunately, the Vikings couldn’t do anything on the drive courtesy of a handful of penalties and punted for the first time today. As we move to the second quarter, the Lions are looking at a 1st-and-10 from their own 43-yard line.

We’ve made it through the first quarter in Minneapolis, and the Vikings lead this NFC North battle of the Lions by a score of 10-0. Come join us for the second quarter of play!