The manner by which the Vikings lost to the Ravens 27-19 on Sunday was a jarring reality check after last week’s upset in Detroit.

One number stands out above the rest after the Vikings' loss to the Ravens on Sunday: Eight. That's how many false starts Minnesota committed on a day where self-inflicted wounds were too much to overcome in a winnable game.

The Vikings found their footing in Week 9 against the Detroit Lions. They have struggled to find it all season long but they got healthy, and looked the part against one of the toughest teams in the NFC and the NFL as a whole.

The Vikings were whistled for a whopping eight false starts against the Ravens, which made it extremely hard for the offense to move the chains. That was enough to make head coach Kevin O’Connell want to pull his hair out as he tried to make sense of it after the game.

Here we'll try to look at and discuss why it's time to take the Ravens seriously as contenders again after dominating Vikings.

The Ravens forced three turnovers and kicker Tyler Loop made four field goals in a 27-19 victory over Minnesota, Baltimore’s third straight.

The Vikings outgained the Ravens on Sunday afternoon, but three turnovers and 12 penalties helped Baltimore pick up a 27-19 road win.

Brian O'Neill blows a block: It was on the second drive for Minnesota, and O'Neill whiffed on Mike Green, and Aaron Jones was stopped for a 5-yard loss on 2nd-and-7. The Vikings punted after coming up short on 3rd-and-12.