In a battle for NFC supremacy on Sunday Night Football, the Detroit Lions came out on top. The Lions took down the Minnesota Vikings by the final score
Gibbs became the third Alabama alumnus to lead the NFL in touchdowns. Don Hutson led the league in touchdowns in 1935, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942 and 1944, and Shaun Alexander led the league in touchdowns in 2004 and 2005. On Sunday night, Gibbs opened the scoring with a 25-yard run with 1:43 left in the first quarter.
NFL regular season concludes with a massive NFC North matchup on "Sunday Night Football." The Lions host the Vikings in the season finale.
No player in Detroit Lions history has found the end zone more in a single season than second-year running back Jahmyr Gibbs.
DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs scored three of his franchise-record tying four touchdowns in the second half, and the Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings, 31-9, on Sunday night to win their second straight NFC North title and earn home-field advantage until the Super Bowl.
The Minnesota Vikings earned more attention as a potential Super Bowl contender after sweeping the Green Bay Packers to improve to 14-2. On Sunday, after rematching another NFC No
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs set a new single-season Lions record for touchdowns in the game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Detroit Lions defense dominated Vikings in best game of season and Jahmyr Gibbs scored 4 TDs for NFC North title in Week 18 crowning at Ford Field.
The Detroit Lions made an emphatic statement as to who is the No. 1 seed in the NFC. In a game between teams that each had 14-2 records coming into Sunday night, the Lions vanquished the Vikings 31-9 to capture the NFC North and a bye next week.
Jahmyr Gibbs has found the end zone again. The second-year running back extended Detroit’s lead over Minnesota to 24-9 with his 13-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Gibbs got some terrific blocking from the Lions’ offensive line, tight ends, and receiver Tim Patrick to spring him for the score.