The fast start wears off and Christian Darrisaw is injured

Darnold finished the game 18-for-25 with 240 yards and a passer rating of 128.8, but had three sacks for a loss of 28 yards.

As with any loss, there are plays that teams want back (as is usually the case in wins), but a particularly devastating series of events occurred on LA's second possession.

This drive, which spanned the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, was extended by a holding penalty against Byron Murphy, Jr., for an incompletion on third-and-7, and by a pass interference call against Stephon Gilmore on a pass to Cooper Kupp, who was subdued. This violation was called on third-and-7 from the Minnesota 11.

Matthew Stafford failed to throw Kupp under on his next pass, a 7-yard touchdown that made it 14-all with 10:05 left in the first half.

Minnesota was only able to score one field goal in the third and fourth quarters.

After starting the season 5-0 and being one of the last two undefeated teams in the NFL, Minnesota has suffered two straight losses following its Week 6 bye.

The Vikings will look to get back on track when they host the Indianapolis Colts Football on Sunday evenings in a Week 9 game that was flexed.

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