Baltimore’s defense set the tone once again. Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy completed just 20 of 42 passes (47.6 percent) for 248 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, while the Ravens’ special teams unit came up with a crucial fumble recovery early in the third quarter.

In Lamar Jackson’s 100th career start, the Baltimore Ravens forced three turnovers and played a clean game on offense to beat the Minnesota Vikings, 27-19, for their third straight win.

The Minnesota Vikings are looking to build their first win streak of the season when they face the Baltimore Ravens.

Here we'll try to look at and discuss why it's time to take the Ravens seriously as contenders again after dominating Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings struggled massively on Sunday afternoon against the Baltimore Ravens, and it resonated with a 27-19 loss. Throughout the game, there were multiple different reasons why the Vikings weren't able to get it together and secure the win.

The Vikings weren't able to slow down the Ravens after the special teams turnover. A 10-yard pass to Rashod Bateman set the Ravens up at the 1-yard line. One play later, Justice Hill punched the ball in to give the Ravens a 19-10 lead with 8:02 remaining in the third quarter.

Brian O'Neill blows a block: It was on the second drive for Minnesota, and O'Neill whiffed on Mike Green, and Aaron Jones was stopped for a 5-yard loss on 2nd-and-7. The Vikings punted after coming up short on 3rd-and-12.