DETROIT — All of a sudden, the Minnesota Vikings are right back in the fight.

After leaving the Twin Cities last weekend with roughly a million questions surrounding this particular group, the Vikings returned home with a 4-4 record following a 27-24 upset win over the Detroit Lions.

The highly anticipated return of young quarterback J.J. McCarthy couldn’t have gone much better. He completed 14 of 25 passes for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns while adding a touchdown on the ground.

The contributions went beyond McCarthy, however, as the Vikings got solid efforts on offense, defense and special teams. It was a complete team effort that served as the embodiment of the culture head coach Kevin O’Connell has worked hard to build.

Here are takeaways from the game that helped the Vikings

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