We MADE SID HARTMAN BLUSH
You want to talk about overly "positive" journalism? Let's take a look back at the "Four Bold Predictions" made by our Vikings writers online Saturday:
Matt Vensel: Cordarrelle Patterson will top 100 yards from scrimmage. (Patterson had 17, so, yeah …)
Mark Craig: Jarius Wright will have 100 receiving yards and a TD. (He had 17, so … yeah again.)
Master Tesfatsion: Vikings will hold Lions offense under 300 yards. (They had 255 … ding ding, a winner!)
Chris Miller: The Vikings will have an unsung hero. (Hold it, that's a bold prediction? Disqualified.)
MANO-A-MANO
Vikings C John Sullivan vs. Lions DT Ndamukong Suh
WHO WON?
The Vikings offensive line struggled all day against the league's top-rated defense. Suh led the inside surge, which produced eight totals sacks. He gets the edge.
PLAY OF THE GAME
THE FIRST OF THREE
The Vikings trailed 7-0 on their opening drive, but appeared ready to get some points before rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater, on first-and-10 from the Detroit 15, tried to hit Cordarrelle Patterson (84) in the end zone. Safety Glover Quin (27) intercepted the throw.
