There’s certainly an urgency of fixing things, and we did fix things, I think, from two weeks ago. But there’s more to fix, obviously."

LaPorta, who was lined up in the slot, ran a vertical route and was hit by Goff 20 yards downfield. The former Iowa Hawkeye then ran the ball into the endzone for Detroit’s first score of the day, all while dragging multiple Vikings defenders with him.

The Lions (5-2, second in NFC North) are facing off against the Minnesota Vikings (3-4, fourth in NFC North) on Sunday, Nov. 2 at Ford Field in Detroit. The game is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised on Fox.

Let’s pop the hood and do a midseason diagnostic check on the key topics that surrounded this team entering Week 1.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell told reporters Monday that his team hasn't played their best football yet this season.

Detroit’s five-game winning streak against the Vikings was snapped in the process. The Lions entered as heavy favorites, but a sleepy, sloppy showing doomed them for most of the day.