The final game of the final day of the NFL regular season was enough to make sports fans salivate. The Detroit Lions hosted the Minnesota Vikings in a meeting between two teams having lost only once each before kickoff (in 15 games). Although both already qualified for the playoffs, the victorious team in this top poster secured the title of champion of the NFC North division and the conference, which gives a certain advantage in the playoffs. The number 1 seed status offers the assurance of receiving, one less match to play and an additional week of rest.
We were therefore treated to a high-stakes match between two of the best teams in the league with the Kansas City Chiefs (they play in the other NFL conference, the AFC). Behind its false appearance of an early Super Bowl, this meeting between the Lions and the Vikings kept its promises. The two NFC North rivals did not play hard and were held within four small points at halftime (10-6).
At the start of the third quarter, the Vikings even came back to within one point (10-9) after a long field goal scored by Will Reichard. At the end of the period, Jahmyr Gibbs, the best player on the field, scored a second touchdown for the Lions (17-9), rewarding their offensive desires. Behind, the Minnesota kicker misses his attempt from 51 yards to allow his team to come back to 5 points. The turning point of the match.
In the final period, Detroit and Gibbs stepped on the accelerator with two more touchdowns to seal the victory. Their defense was not left out, as it left the Vikings without scoring a single point in the last 15 minutes. With this success, the Lions offer themselves a prestigious and benchmark success in their quest for the first Super Bowl in their history.
