Detroit Lions can't convert third downs

An early problem is haunting the Lions today.

So far against the Vikings, they are 0 for 6 on third down and trail 13-3 with about a minute left in the first half.

The Lions hoped to score at the end of the half, but the Vikings sacked quarterback Matthew Stafford on, you guessed it, third down.

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.