The Vikings were red hot on offense and the Detroit Lions defense allowed 30+ points going in three of their last four games. However, they brought back linebacker Alex Anzalone for this game against the Vikings. With his return, it felt like his presence just changed the way the Lions defense was going to play on Sunday night.

The Vikings had an interception inside the Detroit 10-yard line, three tackles for losses of 18 yards, an 11-yard sack and a pass batted down by tackle Jonathan Bullard on fourth-and-1 … and still trailed 10-6 at halftime of Sunday night’s 31-9 loss to the Lions at Ford Field.

In a 31-29 victory over Minnesota in October, Lions QB Jared Goff completed 10 of 11 pass attempts for 164 yards and 2 TDs while under pressure.