{"id":9336,"date":"2025-01-06T04:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T04:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9336"},"modified":"2025-01-06T04:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T04:46:42","slug":"breaking-news-jahmyr-gibbs-shines-as-detroit-lions-win-nfc-north-title-clinch-no-1-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9336","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Jahmyr Gibbs shines as Detroit Lions win NFC North title, clinch No. 1 seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/01\/06\/USAT\/77480078007-usatsi-25124424.jpg?crop=2082,1170,x253,y353&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Detroit Lions win division title, clinch NFC's No. 1 playoff seed\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It\u2019s a party in Motown. For the second straight season, the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0(15-2) are NFC North champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions defeated the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0(14-3),\u00a031-9, in the first ever regular-season game in NFL history between two teams with 13-plus wins apiece.\u00a0The victory earned the Lions the NFC\u2019s No. 1 seed\u00a0and a first-round bye in the playoffs. It\u2019s the first time in franchise history the Lions have earned the No. 1 seed in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Minnesota will enter the playoffs as the No. 5 seed and travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams in\u00a0the NFC\u2019s wild-card round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The NFC North championship bout was a defensive showdown in the first half. Detroit had a 10-6 halftime lead as each side struggled to punch it in the end zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions took control in the second half behind running back Jahmyr Gibbs and stout defense.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/01\/06\/USAT\/77480101007-usatsi-25124444.jpg?crop=1973,1776,x830,y40&amp;width=660&amp;height=595&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) stiff arms Minnesota Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gibbs, who totaled 160 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns when the two clubs met in\u00a0Week 7, was again a difference-maker for Detroit. The Lions versatile running back produced a franchise record-tying four touchdowns, which included three touchdowns in the second half. He compiled 170 yards from scrimmage, three rushing touchdowns and one touchdown reception in the victory. Gibbs&#8217; 13-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach for Minnesota. He added another 4-yard rushing touchdown later in the fourth quarter for good measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Detroit outscored Minnesota 21-3 in the second half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Gibbs finished the regular season with an NFL-high 20 touchdowns from scrimmage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions defense made huge defensive stands throughout the contest as they forced Minnesota to go 0-4 in the red zone. Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson was held to three catches for 54 yards.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions finished the regular season an undefeated 6-0 in the division. It\u2019s the first time in franchise history the Lions have won consecutive NFC North titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>usatoday.com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS : Jahmyr Gibbs shines as Detroit Lions win NFC North title, clinch No. 1 seed - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9336\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING NEWS : Jahmyr Gibbs shines as Detroit Lions win NFC North title, clinch No. 1 seed - 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