DETROIT — The bye week is over and the Detroit Lions are back. The Lions (5-2) earned one of their biggest wins of the season before getting to their bye, downing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home. Now Detroit can pick right back up where it left off hosting the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field today.

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J.J. McCarthy had ice in his veins when he completed a perfect third-down pass to Jalen Nailor to secure Minnesota's 27-24 win in Detroit Sunday afternoon.

Richard Silva grades the Detroit Lions in their 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, and doesn’t spare the red ink.

McCarthy has thrown two touchdown passes as the Vikings took a 17-14 lead over the Lions at halftime. Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson each caught a touchdown from McCarthy and the Vikings also got a 50-yard field goal from Will Reichard.

In a division showdown at Detroit Lions’ Ford Field, the Minnesota Vikings scraped out a gritty 27-24 win over the Lions, and it felt like more than just a win.

J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his return from an ankle injury, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.