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Vikings receive ‘B’ grade for defeat of Lions
The Vikings victory over the Lions on Sunday wasn’t perfect, but it was efficient and got the job done.
Fullback C.J. Ham was asked after the game if it felt like more points should have been put up against a struggling Detroit team.
“A win is a win. It’s the NFL,” Ham said. “No matter who you’re playing, no matter what the record is, it’s hard to blow out a team in the NFL. That’s a respectable team out there – their record really doesn’t show that. They have a good defense.
“It doesn’t matter how many points we have to score to win; we just want to win,” Ham added.
Minnesota was given a B grade by John Breech of CBS Sports, who said the deficit should have been larger between the NFC North teams but acknowledged that the Vikings got things done. Breech wrote:
Against the Lions they should’ve been able to do a whole lot more. Penalties and play-calling allowed Detroit, even if superficially, to hang around for a while. Still, they flashed exactly what makes them a contender – ultra-efficient QB play, a solid ground game, a balanced receiving corps and a pass rush capable of big plays. It wasn’t pretty, but Sunday’s game was enough of a success to boost their confidence moving forward.
The Lions, meanwhile, received a C-minus.
The Lions can’t be given a failing grade for staying within 13 points of the Vikings and, for a while, looking as if they might keep it a one-score game. But pretty much everything else was uninspiring. David Blough doesn’t deserve blame for this season, but his confidence was outmatched by his inexperience Sunday, while Detroit’s unreliable ground game – and dependence on it – did him no favors.