Bridgewater, Peterson help Vikings roar past Lions 28-19

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DETROIT (AP) – Teddy Bridgewater threw for a season-high 316 yards and two touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 28-19 on Sunday. Adrian Peterson rushed for 98 yards as the Vikings (4-2) won an NFC North game on the road for the first time in three years. The Lions (1-6) had an 11-point lead after Matthew Stafford threw TDs on their first two drives, but they blew it because they couldn’t protect the quarterback. Minnesota had a season-high seven sacks, which also was a season worst for Detroit. Vikings rookie Stefon Diggs had six receptions for 108 yards, including a go-ahead, 36-yard score on which he leaped from just inside the 5 and landed in the end zone in the third quarter. Peterson had a season-long 75-yard run on the Vikings’ next drive, but they stalled and settled for one of Blair Walsh’s five field goals. Sunday, November 1 the Lions play the Kansas City Chiefs at Wembley Stadium in London at 9:30 a.m. with pre-game at 8:30 a.m. on 97.7 WTGV-FM.