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Kevin O'Connell has his team ready to go, as the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers to help upset the Detroit Lions. Click here to read more.

Thursday wasn’t the first time that Kevin O’Connell praised the Minnesota Vikings’ defense after a win. Still, he probably hasn’t praised it enough,

Smith’s interception was one of six turnovers the Vikings forced in a 23-10 victory over Detroit that came almost solely because of their aggressive defense.

Thursday afternoon's win over the Detroit Lions highlighted multiple stars on the day. Safety Harrison Smith had a banner day with an interception, two tackles for loss, and three passes batted down.

The Minnesota Vikings dominated the Detroit Lions on defense, winning 23-10 on Christmas Day to leapfrog their division foes in the NFC North.

We already knew that quarterback J.J. McCarthy (hand) and center Ryan Kelly (concussion) were going to miss the game after suffering injuries in Minnesota's win over the Giants last Sunday, but it's now confirmed that tight end T.J. Hockenson (shoulder) and running back Jordan Mason (ankle) will also miss the game.

The Minnesota Vikings are out of the NFC Playoff picture, but can play spoiler to the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers in their final two regular season games.

According to Kevin Seifert of ESPN, this is just the third time in the last 40 years that a team has won a game with fewer than ten passing yards. The other two teams were the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals, who finished with four net passing yards, and the 2006 Houston Texans, who somehow managed to win a game with minus-five net passing yards.