Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
NBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The Detroit Lions’ 19-15 win Sunday over Minnesota ended the Vikings’ (6-1) unbeaten start.
asserted
win → end → start
Minnesota’s loss also ended its 11-game winning streak in the regular season, dating to last season, which was the NFL’s longest active streak.
asserted
which → end → season
A win Sunday would have tied the franchise’s longest all-time win streak from 1969.
asserted
win → tie → 1969
The Vikings trailed 12-7 entering the fourth quarter after a 30-yard run by Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, the NFL’s leader in touchdowns.
asserted
Vikings → trail → touchdowns
Minnesota took back the lead with 3:56 to play in the fourth quarter when T.J. Hockensen’s eight-yard touchdown pass from Kyler Murray was followed by a successful two-point conversion for a 15-12 advantage.
asserted
pass → take → advantage
Detroit scored the go-ahead touchdown four minutes later, after a long drive was ended by a 7-yard touchdown catch by Jameson Williams.
asserted
drive → score → Williams
Minnesota’s attempt to take the lead back ended meekly, after their next possession lasted just three plays and traveled five yards before a punt.
asserted
possession → take → punt
Offensive struggles have plagued the Vikings all season.
asserted
struggles → plague → ?
Despite their 6-0 start, they entered Sunday ranked in the bottom third of the league in scoring average and their 281 yards per game ranked fourth-fewest.
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yards → enter → game
“I don’t necessarily think right now off the top of my head it’s one particular thing,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said of his team’s offensive inconsistencies after gaining 266 yards and 15 first downs, nine fewer than Detroit.
asserted
O’Connell → think → Detroit
“We’re just looking for consistent.
asserted
We → look → ?
They had relied on a defense that had blitzed on 70.8% of opportunities through six weeks, on pace for the highest percentage since Next Gen Stats began tracking blitzes in 2016.
asserted
Stats → rely → 2016
The Vikings blitzed Lions quarterback Jared Goff at an even higher rate of 89.7%, on 26 of his 29 dropbacks, according to Next Gen Stats.
uncertain
Vikings → blitz → Stats
Goff did throw an interception against the blitz, but also completed a touchdown and threw for 130 yards because Minnesota’s blitzes were often successfully picked up by Detroit blockers.
asserted
blitzes → throw → blockers
Minnesota’s defense also did not have an answer for Gibbs, who forced 12 missed tackles en route to 153 yards on the ground.
asserted
who → have → ground
The game was paused for roughly five minutes during the second half when Lions linebacker Jack Campbell was injured while making a tackle and laid on the turf, unmoving.
asserted
Campbell → pause → turf
He was carted off the field, taken to a local hospital and evaluated for a neck injury, according to the team.
uncertain
He → cart → team
“He’s being taken care of, we don’t have any new information,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said.
asserted
Campbell → take → information
“We’re thinking about him.”
asserted
We → think → him
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