Zimmer talked all week leading up to Sunday’s game against Detroit at Ford Field about the importance of winning on the road.
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Early in the season, teams had talked about being able to predict Detroit’s plays, and the Vikings – who beat the Lions 26-16 in Week 2 – hinted at that again on Sunday.
“I’m sure they’re supportive”, he said. “We’re running out of time”.
For the first 15 minutes of Sunday’s game, that 77% had their moment in the sun as the Lions opened up a 14-3 lead in the first quarter and looked unstoppable.
The 28-19 loss dropped the Lions record to 1-6. We just do our job. “We executed, and we didn’t fool around”. True, the Lions racked up 160 yards in the first quarter, when they caught Minnesota off guard with a few trickery, but over the next two quarters, Detroit gained a total of seven. He hasn’t produced with the Lions, after promising to improve Matthew Stafford as a quarterback. The two had had 104 yards rushing for this season, according to Sports Illustrated.
“Everyone told us that this team couldn’t win a road divisional game, so this was big for us”, Zimmer said.
Earlier Monday, Caldwell said that there were no coaching staff changes planned ahead of the team’s trip to London to face the Kansas City Chiefs. He ran for 98 yards on 19 carries, including a 75-yard run up the right sideline in the third quarter.
“We were just inept for a stretch”, Caldwell said.
Cousins hadn’t completed more than one TD pass in any game all season. He played a day after being listed as questionable and scoffed at a report that indicated his illness stemmed from swallowing chewing tobacco.
“Because we just were not productive”, Caldwell said of why he made the decision.
Peterson had an allergic reaction to eating shrimp gumbo during training camp in 2012, and he believes the shrimp he ate Saturday may have had something to do with his upset stomach. What’s the difference? I think the definition can be different for each person, and what makes up an event or moment can be different for different people, and that’s okay. The publication said that while he had the said injury, Peterson had been limited in the team practice on October 22 and 23. I worked with the Timberwolves for six years and with Flip for much of it. He was very hard working, a true gentleman and always generous with his time and friendship. He had limited practice on Friday and watched the game from the sideline.
“We’ll have to see how much we can change, if we change anything”, he said.
The hits came from many directions, as the Vikings hurled extra defenders at Stafford to ensure receiver Calvin Johnson and tight end Eric Ebron would cease to cause problems for their secondary. But after those 11 snaps, the Vikings made adjustments that switch the game around entirely.
“Our linebackers are flying around and playing well, and in the back we’re covering guys really well”. Add ’em all up and you know why the Lions converted only 1 of 10 third downs.
LONG DISTANCE: Blair Walsh missed an extra point in the second quarter, but he connected on all five of his field goal attempts, including kicks of 53 and 51 yards.
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Dwayne Harris sped 100 yards with a kickoff return against his former Dallas teammates seconds after the Cowboys had tied the game, and New York moved atop the NFC East with a victory.
