Quarterback Sam Darnold is completing more passes for more touchdowns than ever. “What we’re trying to get from Sam is to play the best football of his career,” coach Kevin O’Connell said.
The Lions had 11 explosive plays, three of them touchdowns, while QB Jared Goff completed 88% of his passes and Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown made would-be tacklers look foolish.
The Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell outcoached the Packers’ Matt LaFleur; the Minnesota defense thwarted the NFL’s No. 1 running game; and Green Bay’s QB was kept off-balance.
Vikings rookie kicker Will Reichard knows Daniel Carlson and knows what happened at Lambeau Field. But he’s unbothered by the team’s tortured history with kickers.
The last time the Vikings’ star receiver played at Lambeau Field, it was the Packers’ star cornerback who was celebrating with Jefferson’s signature dance.