Sam Darnold missed on opportunities in the red zone and beyond, and Minnesota landed in the wild-card round for a Monday night game against the Rams.

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.

At least the Minnesota Vikings will make some history next week. They’ll be the first 14-win wild-card playoff team in NFL history. There can be complaints about the NFL overemphasizing its divisions,

Darnold played poorly on Sunday night against the Lions. His resilience will determine the Vikings' postseason fate in the coming weeks.

The next time Minnesota stopped the Lions came with 27 seconds to play. Darnold took a knee, ending the game and sending the Vikings to face old rival Matthew Stafford on Monday night. They are the NFL's first 14-win wild-card team.

The Vikings had an interception inside the Detroit 10-yard line, three tackles for losses of 18 yards, an 11-yard sack and a pass batted down by tackle Jonathan Bullard on fourth-and-1 … and still trailed 10-6 at halftime of Sunday night’s 31-9 loss to the Lions at Ford Field.

We're live with the final game of the 2024 NFL regular season, as the 14-2 Detroit Lions play host to the 14-2 Minnesota Vikings with both the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs on the line.

The NFC North title and No. 1 seed in the playoffs is on the line during tonight’s Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings game, and it’s winner-takes-all. The Lions and Vikings enter the matchup with identical 14-2 records;

The Minnesota Vikings (14-2) will try to continue a nine-game winning streak when they visit the Detroit Lions (14-2) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Ford Field.How to watch Lions vs. Vikings: