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Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions: Second quarter recap and third quarter discussion
They’re heading into the locker rooms at halftime at Ford Field, and your Minnesota Vikings held the Detroit Lions scoreless in the second quarter, but they still trail the Lions 13-6 at halftime.
The Vikings quickly faced a 4th-and-6 from midfield as the quarter started, and Nick Mullens took matters into his own hands, scrambling for a first down while taking a big hit. The Vikings tried a flea-flicker that would have been a touchdown to Jordan Addison had Addison not slowed down on his route, but it fell incomplete. The Vikings then got into a goal-to-go situation, but an end-around to Justin Jefferson lost 12 yards and then the Vikings had yet another delay of game penalty, leading to a 39-yard field goal attempt from Greg Joseph that made it 13-3.
Minnesota’s defense managed to force another Lions’ punt, but that punt was downed at the 1-yard line. The Vikings then gained a little bit of yardage but ultimately had to kick it away themselves. After another Lions’ punt, the Vikings started at their own 18-yard line with 1:12 left on the clock and a pair of timeouts.
Mullens and Jefferson connected twice for 47 yards to start the drive and the Vikings were quickly into Detroit territory. Of course, Mullens was then sacked by Aidan Hutchinson to stall the drive, leaving the Vikings to try a 43-yard field goal by Greg Joseph. He split the uprights to make it 13-6 heading into the locker room.
The Vikings will get the football first to start the second half, trailing the Lions by a score of 13-6 in the regular season finale. Come on in and join us for the third quarter of play from Ford Field!
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East Range Police Department officer passes away
A police officer in northern Minnesota unexpectedly passed away earlier this week.
The East Range Police Department said that Sgt. Cody Siebert passed away on Friday, less than 24 hours after being diagnosed with a brain infection.
The department said that Siebert was known for his happy-go-lucky personality and that “if you couldn’t get along with Cody, it was your fault.”
Siebert started at the K9 program in Babbitt with K9 Taconite (Tac) before going to the East Range Police Department.
“The hole left by Sgt. Siebert’s passing will be impossible to fill,” East Range police said. “We at ERPD love you and will miss you always. We have it from here.”
Mesabi East Schools also stated that the district was “truly blessed to have him walking our halls, greeting students, encouraging staff, and building relationships that went far beyond the badge.”
Click here for a GoFundMe to support Siebert’s family.
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Utah Mammoth take down Minnesota 5-2 to end the Wild’s winning streak at 6
The Wild were taken down by the Utah Mammoth 5-2 on Friday night to end Minnesota’s winning streak at six games.
Lawson Crouse scored twice and U.S. Olympian Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists for Utah.
Logan Cooley and Barrett Hayton also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves to help the Mammoth rebound from a 4-2 home loss to NHL-leading Colorado on Wednesday night in their return from the Olympic break. Utah began the night in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
U.S. Olympian Matt Boldy scored and assisted on Kirill Kaprizov’s goal for Minnesota. Second behind Central Division-rival Colorado in the West, the Wild are 9-2-1 in their last 12. They beat the Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night in Denver.
Cooley opened the scoring with a short-handed goal with 6:37 left in the first period. The former University of Minnesota star got the puck on the right side off a deflection and put a shot between Wallstedt’s legs for his 15th goal.
Keller scored his 18th at 4:26 of the second. Nick Schmaltz forced a turnover on a forecheck and fed Keller on the right side.
Crouse made it 3-0 at 7:49 of the second. He came down the middle, took a pass from Keller and beat Wallstedt with a backhander.
Kaprizov countered for Minnesota on a power play with 5:57 left in the second. He has 33 goals this season.
Hayton made it 4-1 on a power play at 1:19 of the third, and Crouse added his 16th of the season on a tip with 7:12 to go.
Boldy got his 35th of the season with 5:57 remaining.
Up next
Wild: Host St. Louis on Sunday.
Mammoth: Host Chicago on Sunday.
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