Too often we look at stats and odds at the beginning of a season to get an idea of how teams are expected to perform without looking back to see how close those predictions came to being true. Today,
Jahmyr Gibbs delivered spinning stiff-arms and bolted through webs of would-be tacklers for a 170-yard, four-touchdown performance, leading the Detroit Lions over the Minnesota Vikings in their regular-season finale.
Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell detailed what it was like to game-plan against Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs.
The NFC North goes to the Detroit Lions, as they took down the Minnesota Vikings to win the division title and be named the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
The Minnesota Vikings will face the Detroit Lions in week 18 of the NFL season at Ford Field on Sunday Night Football, January 5th. WATCH: Vikings vs Lions Live
The willingness to spend gave the Vikings a noticeable contingent of purple and gold in the stands behind the visitors bench.
Jared Goff and the Lions' offense shined once again. Leading the way was running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who wowed everyone with his four-touchdown performance. Goff, meanwhile, finished with 231 yards passing and a touchdown.
The Detroit Lions​ (14-2) and Minnesota Vikings​ (14-2) square off at Ford Field Sunday night with the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed on the line.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jalen Nailor (83) celebrates scoring a touchdown with teammates against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. / Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The biggest regular-season NFL game in recent memory is just over 24 hours away.
For the Chiefs and Lions, they'll get to sit back, relax, and watch the opening round of the playoffs unfold as they enjoy their hard-earned first-round bye. Meanwhile, the rest of the playoff teams will begin duking it out and begin a playoff push where they all hope to be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy by the end of it.
This franchise, as it has under head coach Dan Campbell time and time again, didn’t flinch in the face of adversity or the national spotlight.