 drops back to pass against the Baltimore Ravens in the second quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</p>
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Despite heading home for Week 10, the Minnesota Vikings lost to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 27-19.
The game was excruciatingly frustrating for almost its entirety because of some very costly mistakes made by Minnesota over and over again. Here is a look at three of the biggest mistakes made by the Vikings this weekend.
Justin Jefferson’s Drop and Overall Outing
 warms up before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</p>
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<p>This very well may have been the worst game of Justin Jefferson’s NFL career. The receiver had four receptions for 37 yards, which aren’t career lows for him, but it felt like one of the few times that he just hasn’t had any impact because of opportunities that were lost in part by his own doing.</p>
<p>First and foremost, Jefferson dropped one of J.J. McCarthy’s best throws of the game, which would have been a 13-yard touchdown to cut Baltimore’s lead to 27-19 or 27-20 (depending on if the Vikings opted to go for two like they ended up doing when they<em> did</em> get into the end zone on the ensuing drive). </p>
<p>Making matters worse, Jefferson also tripped and fell on a 3rd and 1 deep pass from J.J. McCarthy that ended up being picked off in the end zone. The star receiver didn’t have too many chances to help out his young quarterback, but he didn’t make the most of the opportunities he had. He deserves some blame for this loss if he wasn’t fighting through an illness or injury to stay on the field.</p>
<h2>3rd, 4th and Short Failures</h2>
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the first time since 2009 that a home team has committed eight or more false starts in a game.
They came at the worst possible moments too. For example, the Vikings had a false start called on them during their final drive of the game, turning a 3rd and 6 into a 3rd and 11. One play later, McCarthy scrambled for a seven-yard gain before throwing an incompletion on 4th and 4 to end the game. Maybe this game ends differently if that one false start doesn’t happen.
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