That game will be played on Jan. 9 (7:30 p.m., ESPN). The Nittany Lions' defense performed admirably without All-American and dominating edge rusher Carter for the final three quarters.

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 ...

But the Vikings knew the stakes for Sunday night’s historic game against the Detroit Lions. The winner is 15-2 and gets the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The other breaks the 1999 Tennessee Titans ...

In perhaps the highest-stakes Week 18 matchup in NFL history, the Detroit Lions rolled the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 to lock up the No. 1 seed in the NFC and win the NFC North. With the loss ...

The Detroit Lions are roaring into the postseason. Detroit completed the trifecta on Sunday night at home against the Minnesota Vikings with a 31-9 win, collecting the No. 1 seed in the NFC ...

The most crucial game of the week is the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings. The teams — both 14-2 — will vie for the NFC No. 1 seed at Ford Field in Week 18’s headlining game.

Lions 31, Vikings 9, final: Jahmyr Gibbs' career day with 139 rushing yards and four total touchdowns leads the Lions to a convincing victory over the 14-2 Vikings and to the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Current Records: Penn State-Schuylkill 0-3, Cornell 7-5 The Cornell Big Red's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Penn State-Schuylkill Nittany Lions at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday ...

Who owns the tiebreaker between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings? The Lions and Vikings face off on Sunday Night Football in Week 18 at Ford Field in Detroit to close the NFL's regular ...

The issue for Minnesota? Lions quarterback Jared Goff has been cooking against the blitz this season. Goff has completed 106 of his 152 pass attempts (69.7%) for 1,374 yards, 13 touchdowns and ...

Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo, Richard Silva and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday's Lions-Vikings game at Ford Field in Detroit (8:20 p.m., NBC, ESPN/97.1). Nolan ...

Alex Anzalone isn't completely confident in his fractured forearm yet. Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said there's only one way to get there. "Really the only way to trust it is to do it ...