The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Baltimore Ravens in their Week 10 showdown, with Lamar Jackson leading his team to a 27-19 victory over J.J. McCarthy and company. Minnesota dropped to 4-5 on the season, placing the team at the bottom of the NFC North.

Lamar Jackson played it patient and smart in his second game back from injury, and the Baltimore Ravens continued their defensive resurgence to beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-19 for their third straight victory.

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.

Here are three instant takeaways from the Vikings' loss to the Ravens. This wasn't one of Kevin O'Connell's best games. Minnesota wasn't able to build on its opening drive, struggling to sustain any momentum. The Vikings had 18 runs for 120 yards, but 48 of those yards came on five scrambles from McCarthy.

The Baltimore Ravens continued to rise into the top-half of the league overall in the latest power rankings following Week 10.

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 Minnesota Vikings had an injury scare when Jonathan Greenard went down in the third quarter of their loss to the Ravens on Sunday.

On Thursday afternoon, Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Dallas Turner spoke to the media about his body weight sack on Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, which is when he informed us that he was fined for the play.