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.

The NFC's No. 1 seed and NFC North winner has been decided. And it transpired in anticlimactic fashion. Sunday Night Football concluded the regular season with the Detroit Lions routing the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 at home, with the NFC now running through Ford Field.

Not only was it clearly running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who had 23 carries for 139 ... The short answer? Sam Darnold turned back into a pumpkin after he finally realized he was Sam Darnold.

Detroit Lions' cross-blitz frees up Lions linebacker Al-Quadin Muhammad for a sack against Minnesota Vikings quarterback 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs rushes for a 1-yard touchdown. Watch all of the highlights from the Detroit Lions' 31-9 Week 18 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Best plays from Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs' career-high 4-touchdown game against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL regular season.

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.