Here's what you need to know about the Lions, the battle for the NFC North and the NFC's 1 seed. The Lions have been at or near the top of the standings in the NFC all year long, but the Vikings ...

It’s a party in Motown. For the second straight season, the Detroit Lions (15-2) are NFC North champions. Minnesota will enter the playoffs as the No. 5 seed and travel to Los Angeles to take on ...

The NFL's NFC North, nicknamed the "Black and Blue Division," is known for longstanding rivalries and hard-nosed games. Known as the NFC Central from 1970 to 2001, this division once included the ...

Instead, the Lions (15-2) won the NFC North after sweeping their season series with the Vikings for the second consecutive year. The teams could meet for a third time in the divisional round of ...

The Detroit Lions play the Minnesota Vikings in a battle of 14-2 teams Sunday that will decide the NFC North. The winner gets the 1-seed, a first-round bye and homefield advantage until Super Bowl 59.

Gibbs scored three of his franchise-record tying four touchdowns in the second half, and the Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 on Sunday night to win their second straight NFC North title.

Only a handful of Week 18 games carry meaning on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's contests involving AFC North teams will help decide the AFC North title race and potentially the AFC wild-card ...

There’s never quite been a division like this season’s NFC North and there has never been a wild-card team like whoever loses the division title showdown between Detroit and Minnesota.

Detroit clinches NFC North division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with: ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) walks off the field after a win over the San Francisco 49ers in an ...