ABC News reported that the Minnesota Vikings defense held the Lions in check for three quarters of a game before the unit began to give way late. The wire story's headline described the defense as holding "before buckling late," according to the ABC News wire story.
The wire story's summary said that for the first six games of the season, the Vikings were able to count on their top-tier defense to bail out an inconsistent offense. ABC News described the defense as top-tier in that summary, but the summary did not include rankings, statistics or other figures to support the description.
The ABC News summary did not say whether the offense followed the same pattern in the game against the Lions. It also did not give the final score, the date of the game, the Lions' record, or an account of how the defense gave way in the late stretch.
The ABC News headline and summary together describe the defense as holding for most of the game and then struggling late, but neither says how much was at stake when the defense faltered. Those details were not part of the material available for this report.
The ABC News source record lists no author for the wire story, and the web address places it in the network's Sports section. The record includes a publication timestamp but no dateline for the story.
Readers seeking a fuller account of the game should consult the complete ABC News wire story, since this report relies only on its headline and summary.
Sources: ABC News: Vikings defense holds Lions in check for 3 quarters before buckling late.