Lions drill field goal in final seconds to hand Vikings first loss of season

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An NFC North rivalry certainly lived up to all the expectations in Minnesota on Sunday.

The Detroit Lions offense continued its dominance, although they sweated out a 31-29 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

The home team got off to a 10-0 start in front of their home crowd – two plays after the Lions failed a fake punt, Aaron Jones ran for a 34-yard touchdown. On their next drive, they kicked a 57-yard field goal.

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Jahmyr Gibbs, left, of the Detroit Lions celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on Oct. 20, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

But Detroit put up 21 points in the second quarter thanks to 45- and eight-yard rushing scores by Jahmyr Gibbs, and Jared Goff finding Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 35-yard touchdown.

Halftime was surely beneficial for Minnesota, as they came out with a touchdown drive – Sam Darnold found Justin Jefferson for a 25-yard score to make it a 21-17 game. But, Goff threw his third touchdown of the game, this one to Khalif Raymond for 21 yards to go back up 11 points.

After the Vikings kicked a field goal to make it a one-possession game, they forced a Lions punt, but after Darnold was sacked on 3rd and 7, they had no choice but to kick another field goal, and they trailed 28-23 with just over six minutes to go.

But the defense stepped up in a big way, as David Montgomery fumbled, and it was recovered and taken to the house by Ivan Pace Jr. – their two-point conversion was unsuccessful, but they had a 29-28 lead. Their defense continued its dominance on the next drive, sacking Goff for a loss of