Stafford needed X-rays on his chest and ribs after the game, and the Lions turned the ball over three times and committed some penalties in a 26-16 loss to the Vikings that dropped them to 0-2.
Lance Moore and Theo Riddick lost fumbles for Detroit and the Lions also missed a chance to swing the momentum in the third quarter when Adrian Peterson fumbled the ball while going into the end zone.
Peterson rushed 29 times for 134 yards in his first game in Minnesota in 658 days. He missed every home game last season while addressing child abuse charges in Texas, but received a standing ovation from the crowd upon his introduction. He only rushed for 31 yards on 10 carries in the opener, but touched the ball 31 times on Sunday, including a 49-yard catch-and-run that set up a field goal.
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Johnson was only targeted four times in Detroit's Week 1 loss in San Diego. But Stafford threw in his direction 17 times on Sunday while the Lions tried to claw their way back into the game. A second interception was negated by a pass interference penalty on Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes.
Eric Ebron caught the other touchdown pass for the Lions.
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