The Vikings' defense played admirably, holding the Ravens to four field goals, but Baltimore's offense eventually broke through. Derrick Henry ran for 75 yards and Lamar Jackson threw for 176, including a touchdown pass to Mark Andrews early in the fourth quarter to extend the lead.

Baltimore’s defense set the tone once again. Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy completed just 20 of 42 passes (47.6 percent) for 248 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, while the Ravens’ special teams unit came up with a crucial fumble recovery early in the third quarter.

The turning point vs. the Ravens came when the Vikings had two chances to extend their lead going into and out of halftime and came away with zero points.

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 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.

The driver who allegedly caused the crash that killed former Minnesota Vikings player Khyree Jackson and two of his high school teammates over the summer pleaded guilty to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence,

After the defense for the Vikings stepped up to force another field goal, which put the Ravens in front 12-10, Price fumbled the ensuing kickoff. That mistake proved costly, as Ravens finally found paydirt on a 1-yard Justice Hill run to stretch their lead to 19-10.

Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after the Ravens’ 27-19 win over the Vikings on Sunday to improve to 4-5.

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.