Vikings snap divisional losing skid

By The Associated Press

Created: Monday, October 1, 2012 12:07 a.m. CDT

Percy Harvin returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown, and Marcus Sherels scored on a punt return early in the third Sunday, as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Lions in Detroit for their first NFC North win since 2010.

Minnesota (3-1), in first place in the NFC North, snapped an 11-game losing streak in the division.

The Lions (1-3) are the first team since at least 1940 to give up a kickoff and a punt return for TDs in consecutive games, according to STATS LLC. They gave up scores on a kickoff and punt in last week’s 44-41 loss in overtime at Tennessee.

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