Intensity goes up as Vikings, Ravens clash in first joint practice session

After nearly three weeks of training camp spent lining up against the same teammates, the Minnesota Vikings finally got a different look Wednesday when the Baltimore Ravens arrived for the first of two joint practice sessions at TCO Performance Center.

Click the video box on this page to watch video from the first of two joint practices between the Vikings and Ravens, and KSTP Sports’ post-practice interviews with Vikings players Christian Darrisaw and Eric Wilson

The joint workouts offer both teams a chance to test themselves against unfamiliar schemes and personnel. They’ll have a second joint practice Thursday before Saturday’s preseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Both teams’ defenses won Day 1. Neither first-string offense accomplished much in 7-on-7 or 11-on-11 drills until Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray hit Justin Jefferson for a d...