No matter what game stats depict, Viking’s dominated and dictated the games’ ‘vibe’. Every time a penalty could enhance Viking’s success, Lions complied.

Offensive Lion’s blocking consistently failed execution on setting up the run, pass protection or blitz prevention. G. Goff suffered accordingly. Viking’s defense keyed on J. Gibbs and eliminated any threat he may have posed.

Other than the opening drive, not a lot of coherence was evident. And, beating a ‘dead horse’, these stupid penalties are season killers. Key injuries my be the final judgement that has no workaround and prove consequential in producing a mediocre seasons’ result. That 10-7 record looks more probable.