The little mistakes amounted to a major blunder for the Minnesota Vikings, who had their five-game unbeaten streak snapped by the Detroit Lions in a 31-29 loss on October 20. At midfield with the final seconds of the game ticking away, the Vikings spiked the ball and seemingly set up rookie dynamo kicker Will Reichard to have a chance to clinch the game with a 68-yard try that O’Connell was optimistic of.