J.J. McCarthy had ice in his veins when he completed a perfect third-down pass to Jalen Nailor to secure Minnesota's 27-24 win in Detroit Sunday afternoon.

J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his return from an ankle injury, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The Vikings got the ball coming out of the locker room at halftime and pushed out to midfield, but wound up punting it away after a pass from J.J. McCarthy to Jalen Nailor on third down fell incomplete. The Vikings punted it away to the Lions, but the Lions’ offense then put together a three-and-out and gave the ball right back to Minnesota.

The Detroit Lions were dealt a shocking defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings Sunday. Coming off a bye week, the Lions looked sluggish in all aspects of the game and could make enough plays down the stretch. The result was a 27-24 defeat, dropping them to 5-3 on the season.

The Vikings started today’s game in Detroit with Myles Price’s 61-yard return of the opening kickoff. Late in the game, the Vikings blocked a field goal and returned it 41 yards. In between, the Vikings’ relentless pass rush pressured Lions quarterback Jared Goff all day.

Richard Silva grades the Detroit Lions in their 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, and doesn’t spare the red ink.

Arnold's first career interception helped stop a potential scoring drive by the Vikings late in the first half. The Lions trail 17-14.

The Lions also struggled in the running game. The Vikings give quarterbacks fits with their varied blitz packages, but teams have been able to run against them. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, though, managed 65 yards on 20 carries with a long of 11 yards.

The days leading up to the Minnesota Vikings' matchup with the Detroit Lions were tense ones at TCO Performance Center. After

The Detroit Lions are getting starting cornerback Terrion Arnold and some solid depth back against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon.