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NFL playoff field set after Lions rout Vikings to earn NFC's top seed; Patriots fire Jerod Mayo
THE DETROIT LIONS ... No team is more intense, and, conversely, no team needs a break more. The Lions claimed the NFC's No. 1 seed (and accompanying Wild Card Weekend bye and home-field advantage) with a 31-9 romp over the Vikings.
NFL Playoff Picture, Week 18: Lions Secure NFC's Top Seed, Bucs Win NFC South
Detroit dominated Minnesota to win the NFC North and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, and Tampa Bay clinched the NFC South.
NFL playoff schedule: Detroit Lions have the bye, await NFC divisional foe
We knew most of the postseason bracket entering Sunday Night Football. But the Minnesota Vikings-Detroit Lions matchup decided the NFC North title and No. 1 seed, with the loser hitting the wild-card round as the No. 5 seed, so there were two vital pieces left to fall.
When do Detroit Lions play next? NFL playoffs schedule set
The winner of Sunday's game between the Lions and Vikings gets 1st-round bye; the loser will face Los Angeles Rams on the road on Monday, Jan. 13.
Lions Secure NFC's No. 1 Seed, Broncos and Buccaneers Clinch the NFL's Final Two Playoff Spots
The Los Angeles Chargers beat Las Vegas to get the No. 5 seed. The Chargers (10-7) will play at Houston (10-7) in the first wild-card game on Saturday afternoon. The Ravens (12-5)
Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions clobber Vikings for No. 1 seed in NFC
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.
Detroit Lions claim NFC’s top seed with win over Minnesota Vikings
The biggest regular season game in Detroit Lions’ history ended how they were hoping. With a victory. The Lions took down the Minnestoa Vikings, 31-9, on Sunday Night Football to clinch the NFC North and the No.
What to know from NFL Week 18: The relentless Lions seized the top seed
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2025 NFL playoff picture, bracket: Full Wild Card Weekend schedule for NFC and AFC after Lions destroy Vikings
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What we learned in NFL Week 18: Lions show grit, Broncos take care of business
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Lions beat Vikings, clinch NFC’s No. 1 seed: Live updates and reaction from NFL ‘Sunday Night Football’
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Lions vs. Vikings where to watch: NFL kickoff time, TV, live stream, odds, pick for NFC North title game
It wasn't long ago that the Detroit Lions were in an admitted rebuild, and the Minnesota Vikings were stuck among middling ...