The Detroit Lions defense held Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold to a 43.9% completion percentage and just 166 yards passing in a 31-9 win.

The Vikings won 14 games often through Sam Darnold’s arm this season. Yet on the biggest stage so far, Darnold’s arm fell flat during Sunday night’s 31-9 loss to the Lions. Players and coaches say the critiques should begin with their failures in the red zone,

Let's take a deeper look into how the Lions' defense led Detroit to a 31-9 victory against the Vikings on Sunday night.

Here are five takeaways from the Vikings’ 31-9 loss to the Lions. There’s no way around it: In the biggest game of his career to this point, quarterback Sam Darnold was completely consumed by the moment. He seemed rattled from the first time he touched the ball and only completed 18 of 41 passes for 166 yards.

The Minnesota Vikings had their worst performance of the season on Sunday night in a 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions.

Time after time, the Minnesota Vikings had receivers open down the field in Detroit that Sam Darnold didn't connect with on a frustrating night that prevented them from taking the top seed in the NFC.

The Detroit Lions, propelled by an explosive second-half showing, throttled the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 to clinch the NFC North division crown, the No. 1 seed in

With their victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, the Detroit Lions notched a 15-2 record for the 2024 regular season and now turn their attention to the playoffs. Here's where experts place the Lions in their NFL power rankings of all 14 playoff teams.

Detroit Lions could play the Rams, Vikings, Commanders or Packers at Ford Field in NFL playoffs divisional round. Here's how we rank them.