Jahmyr Gibbs topped 100 yards rushing in all 3 games the Lions played without David Montgomery and fell just shy of 2,000 scrimmage yards.

Not only was it clearly running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who had 23 carries for 139 yards and three ... a way to get Gibbs the ball more often in the future. The short answer? Sam Darnold turned back into a pumpkin after he finally realized he was Sam Darnold.

Here we are football fans! We’ve arrived at what might be the best weekend of the year. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be glued to your TVs on Saturday and Sunday like the ball was in Sam Darnold’s hands the last two Vikings games — all day long.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff throws a 2-yard touchdown pass while being tackled to tight end Sam LaPorta who makes spectacular one-handed snag.

DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs was the game-breaking player the Detroit Lions ... be a shootout with Pro Bowl quarterbacks leading high-scoring offenses, but Goff and Sam Darnold were not at their best. Gibbs picked up the slack for his team.

Sam Darnold's red zone woes, a couple mistakes in the kicking game, and one notable missed chance on defense made the difference in a 31-9 Lions victory that drops the Vikings to the No. 5 seed in the NFC and sends them on the road next week to take on the Rams in the wild-card round.

NFL regular season will conclude with a pivotal NFC North battle between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions. Not only is the NFC North crown on th

But a shootout wasn't seen at Ford Field on Sunday night, and a lot of that had to do with the tremendous pressure Aaron Glenn's Lions defense put on Sam Darnold and the Vikings' offense.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young tosses to tight end Tommy Tremble for a 12-yard touchdown. Watch highlights from the Week 18 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions during the 2024 NFL season.

Lions 10, Vikings 6, half: The Vikings send a kickoff out of bounds to give the Lions the ball at the 40. Jared Goff completes passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown and Kalif Raymond to set up a 47-yard Jake Bates field goal as time expires.

Gibbs played three games as the Lions' lead ... The Lions' fourth-year defensive play caller hammered Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold with relentless pressure and challenged his back seven to ...

With a small group of fantasy managers still battling it out for league championships, we have an excellent matchup for Sunday Night Football between two teams who are very capable of providing offensive fireworks.