The Detroit Lions secured the top seed in the NFC with a dominant win over the Minnesota Vikings, while the Denver Broncos punched their ticket to the playoffs with a shutout victory against the Kansas City Chiefs.
RUNNING BACK JAHMYR Gibbs scored four touchdowns as the Detroit Lions claimed the top seed in the NFC for the first time with a 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The heavyweight clash capped the final day of the NFL regular season, which also saw the Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers claim the final two playoff places available. The Lions ended the first half with a 10-6 lead thanks to a first quarter 25-yard rushing touchdown from Gibbs.
Will Reichard’s third field goal of the game brought the Vikings within a point but then the Lions offense sprang to life with 21 unanswered points. Gibbs collected a 10-yard pass from quarterback Jared Goff and then made sure of Detroit’s 15th win of the season with a pair of fourth quarter rushing touchdowns. The Lions will have a bye in the first round of the playoffs and home field advantage throughout while the Vikings travel to the Los Angeles Rams in next week’s wildcard round. Gibbs put up 139 yards on the ground and 31 receiving yards on five catches. Denver claimed the final berth on offer with a 38-0 win over a weakened Kansas City Chiefs, ending their nine-year playoff drought. The Chiefs, the defending Super Bowl champions, had already secured the top seed in the AFC and they rested quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight-end Travis Kelce and several other regular starters. Inevitably, that made things much easier for the Broncos, who knew victory would secure them a playoff place regardless of results elsewhere. The Broncos face a tough test in the wildcard round, however, where they will be at second-seeded Buffalo Bills. The Broncos win ended Cincinnati’s hopes despite the Bengals’ victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. The Miami Dolphins were also eliminated. Denver’s rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw for 321 yards and four touchdowns and added 47 yards on the ground in a win that was basically assured after they took a 24-0 lead in the first hal
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