Detroit Lions allow easy touchdown; trail 24-10 in fourth quarter

Just when the Lions’ offense woke up, their defense allowed an easy Vikings touchdown.

Minnesota scored on a 20-yard pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph then Adrian Peterson ran in the two-point conversion, and the Vikings lead 24-10 with 14:15 left in the game.

Rudolph broke a tackle attempt by Ricardo Silva, and a Vikings receiver blocked Jacob Lacey to give him a clear path to the end zone.

The Lions lead the NFL with 104 points in the fourth quarter, but this deficit might be too big.

 

Josh Katzenstein
Josh Katzenstein joined The Detroit News as an intern on the metro desk in June 2011 before becoming a full-time metro reporter in September 2011. This August he moved to the sports desk and will assist in covering the Detroit Lions. He previously covered the University of Minnesota football and men's basketball teams for the student newspaper, Minnesota Daily, and freelanced for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He can be reached at jkatzenstein@detnews.com.