Lions CLINCH NFC North title in Christmas Eve win over the Vikings | 2023 Week 16 Game Highlights

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Jared cof and the Detroit Lions are in Minneapolis getting set to take on Justin Jefferson and the Vikings Lions win the toss elector receive Craig Reynolds back deep for Detroit Greg Joseph gets things started we are underway in Minneapolis five touchdown passes and the win over the Broncos

David Montgomery in the back field first and 10 from the 25 yd line as gof throws and it’s complete for a first down a gain of 16 catch made by Josh Reynolds well Jared G said J Josh Reynolds was going to be a guy that will

Have a good game when you start looking at the Double teams against the other good wide receivers Josh Reynolds is going to be the one singled and sitting in the zones and they can complete those passes to him it’s going to be a long day for the Vikings

Defense on second down it’s Montgomery cuts to the outside and picks up another Lions first down across Midfield into Minnesota Vikings territory gain of 10 for Montgomery great that open field tackling gof swings it out prir Gibbs makes the catch and ched Out of Bounds

At the 40 yd line after a gain of eight and I’m liking what Jered G is doing he’s not holding on to the football too long he’s taking the easy reads he’s going to go outside and really it’s very similar to what the the Bengals did last week against the Vikings defense attack

The perimeter because that’s where you have less bodies over the last nine games we’re down at five Goff steps away from pressure throws and finds St Brown for Alliance first down gain of 14 to the Vikings 29 yd line now this is a great job Jared G

He’s going to actually step up into the pocket as he does that it’s going to buy time for amen rth St Brown to get open in the middle of the field three receivers set second down and 12 G to the outside and it is caught close to a first down by

Raymond who was flagged a couple of plays ago Khalif Raymond makes the catch at the 19 of the Vikings and I like that they get him right back out there but if you notice Kenny what I mentioned in the passing game it’s all outside the

Numbers and jarro G has a big arm that was the reason he was the number one overall pick he can get the ball consistently outside the numbers that’s where the Bengals had them last week and if they continue with that it’s going to be a long day the

By GTH throws complete taken inside the 10yd line by Jameson Williams and then he almost [Applause] fumbled so Williams picks up another Lions first down at the Vikings five Jameson Williams has really stepped up for this Viking this Lions offense and if you’re going to play Zone jerich off

Understanding just take what they give you everyone is backing up in the end zone they don’t want to give up the big play and Jameson Williams he’s going to be the guy that’s open what I really like is the effort by Jameson Williams afterwards makes two guys miss on the

Line of scrimmage here’s Montgomery with Craig reyolds leading the way and he is in for a lions [Applause] touchdown that’s just a great effort by the offensive line watch the push that they get on the defensive front allowing to open up the holes and Montgomery does

The rest puts his head down gets his career high 11th rushing touchdown on the season Barrels in just barely gets in there but that’s all you need second down and two here’s Chandler coming off a huge game and he runs into the arms of Malcolm Rodriguez and that’s a nice job Malcolm

Rodriguez second and 10 Goff over the middle it is complete for a first down Dam Williams makes the catch and that was their first Contact now he has his number second and four Mullins taken down oh fumble and it looks like the Lions have it they

Do man Kenny this guy has been coming on the last two three weeks stumble recovered by the defense first down Detroit so I’m looking I don’t know if it’s a fumble on he’s going down he still has the ball his arm is going not really uh kind of going forward I’m sure

It’ll be challenged but regardless melan fondu has been playing great football from the Lions 40 they need two yards Mullins throws picked off pass was intended for Addison Brian Branch who nearly had one in the end zone back in the first quarter comes up with the pick and this is a poor

Decision by Nick Mullin you’re going to see Justin Jefferson going in motion and as he goes in motion he’s going to now be one-on-one it’s going to run an inside rout he’s right there in the middle of the field instead Nick Mullins goes for Jordan adderson he’s a poor

Throw and that is an interception third down and seven vik must get to the 40 BS with pressure pass was batted and then it hit the ground as Brian branch coming on a blitz third down these Lions have really stepped up the past couple weeks getting extremely aggressive I don’t know if

That’s incomplete that that might be a fumble well no one’s challenging it but if you look that ball o it did start forward just started forward woo that was a close one because what he said was off schedule was eliminating the big plays they’ve done that so far on first

Down there’s a big play in complete St Brown ball they tackle well and the versatility of the players has been outstanding second down and six and Montgomery picks up all liance first down out at [Applause] Midfield do complete it’s leap Porter another flag F Jackson made the Tackle looks like they’re going to call Patrick Jones for roughing the passer there’s Clark personal foul ring the passer Defense number 91 15yd penalty the of the end of the play an automatic first down Patrick Jones ooh helmet to the chin area helmet to the chin area second down and seven

Montgomery oh we can hear it from up here another first down to the 33 yd line of the Vikings gain of 10 from the Vikings 32 DOL complete Jameson Williams [Applause] second down at five quick release from G to St Brown Al Ross s Brown picks up another Lions first

Down Lions made the move replacing Riley Patterson with badley here’s badison and he’s stuffed in the back field Bonito Jones the first Lion in The Tackle him and Isaiah bugs they eat up that middle and you look horse the ball to your best guys bollins on third down fires

Downfield looking for Addison it’s picked off intercepted by Kirby Joseph that’s the second pick of the first half thrown by Nick Mullins and Kirby Joseph baited him the whole time the whole way he baited him it was hoping he would throw it does exactly what’s he what he wanted and gets a nice

[Applause] interception now you’re going to watch Inside Man is Jordan Addison so Nick Mullen just assumes everyone’s going to be locked in on Justin Jefferson well Kirby Joseph he’s understanding where the double team is and what the route is so all you have to do is make it look

Like you’re going to be a little late on that throw and Nick Mullen just lobbed it up there for him and that’s what Kevin okell’s telling him you can’t do that so now the lions with a huge opportunity and now some trickery from Ben Johnson’s offense as bgy fired across the field to

Khif Raymond flock winding down towards the two-minute warning for ducking so great that’s made by Jameson Williams brought down at the 15 yd line we are under 2 minutes remaining great atmosphere here at US Bank Stadium divisional match up Lions can clinch the north Vikings can win the division with

Three wins and three Detroit defeats three-point Lions lead here’s Gibs cuts to the outside still going into the end zone jir Gibbs with the Lions touchdown Bo that’s it right there Kenny that’s what makes jir Gibbs so special as a rookie running back you don’t see guys so intent on going

Between the tackles naturally but then have the ability to burst back outside it looks like he stopped right there Makai Blackman expected someone to tackle him and the speed to get out there beats everyone around the corner for a Touchdown here on second and 10 mullin’s under pressure down he [Applause] goes That’s bonell once again his second sack today now this is the the problem with trying to continue to go with that empty personnel and then bring the running back back in they have an

Automatic check for it so we’ve seen it the first series second series now they’re over that you go empty bring the guy back in melan F checks to an auto atic Blitz because it goes against their pass protection Nick Mullen has no chance and another nice defensive play

Dialing up the pressure by the Detroit Lions late we look forward to the Verizon halftime report here’s GFF on first down complete St Brown and he takes it out to the 36 as we get set for the third quarter Detroit Lions with an opportunity to clinch the the NFC

North leading the Minnesota Vikings by three Justin Jefferson with a spectacular touchdown catch both teams with TDS on their opening drives both teams with touchdowns in the last two minutes that bollins two picks in that first Half on the return from the 2yd line it’s wongo stop just shy of the 20 set out the season for Osborne so now the Lions Trail for the first time this afternoon they go back to work from the 25 oh nice catch c a pass is caught by khif Raymond it’s ruled the

Catch he was able to get both feet down in bounds and now the Lions quickly back up to the line let’s see if he’s in bounds yeah his elbow was down in bounds he possessed the [Applause] football on first down it’s Gibbs second and 10 for Detroit here’s Gibbs Gibs stays on his

Feet and is shoved Out of Bounds at the 36 yd line third down and two coming up for the Lions that’s the speed I’m talking about from jir GB he has Chris Johnson Speed Chris Johnson was a phenomenal running back in the NFL he used to just break it for 90 yards 95

Yards and jir Gibbs can do that outruns Cameron bham who’s a very good tackler gets a nice gain and gets him into a third and short this is very very manageable for the Lions would be a 52 yd field goal attempt Le the offense on the field on fourth down and they

Convert woh dib still still going oh and he’s tackled from behind he had visions of the end zone but he was pulled down after a gain of 18 by DJ wam now watch what he does to a Caleb Evans puts a move on him gives him the Skittles and DJ wanam saves a

Touchdown from the 16 on first down over the top Jameson Williams gain of eight kicking the short field goal I don’t agree with it I kick a short field goal let the defense hold up again and they get the ball back fourth down to one here’s gof on the

Sneak picks up Alliance first down second and goal gof looking to throw gof to the end zone touchdown Alan ra sa broud of the Lions regain the lead That is a great answer by the Lions offense Ben Johnson Jared G do a phenomenal job converting on the fourth Downs when they needed to and that’s a surprise this team trailing by two as Goff and the Lions go back to work catches made by St Brown out at the 21

Yd Line Andrew booth in for Kai Blackman in the hunt Ken he talking about over half of the teams in the NFC still in the hunt with only two weeks remaining following this one wide open it is St Brown Alliance first down out to the 48

Yd line that’s his ninth reception and a gain of 25 yeah right now you’re watching some backup Corners in the game it’s going to be Theo Jackson he’s also in the game as well clearly did not get the assignment he’s assuming that it’s covered two there is literally nobody

There it should have been a different coverage he should have catch the ball second down and 10 following the incompletion here’s St Brown his 10th reception nice spin move and LR St Brown has a Lions first down to the Vikings 37 the connection that Alman ra has with Jared G it didn’t start this year it’s been going on the past two years third down an eight 10th play of the drive GF on third down it’s complete for a first down inside the 15 yd line so the Lions convert Donovan peop Jones

With his first reception today at a gain of 11 and I’m really liking the way Donovan peoples Jones runs this route cuts it very flat doesn’t allow the corner to cross his face or have a chance to make a play on the ball and Jared G puts it right on the money for

Him to get the first down Lions could pick up a first down without reaching the end zone burn down and four do looking swings it to The Far Side for Gibbs and Gibbs with the second effort will pick up a Detroit first down just inside the four yd line and DJ wam

Is down for the Vikings but jir Gibbs very close to dropping the football and instead look at his eyes up making guys miss gets that second third fourth effort to finally get the first down pressure on the quarterback so the Vikings lose another key defensive player hand off to Gibbs [Applause] touchdown

This is the offensive line they just start wearing on you defensively watch pen Su right tackle gets up to the second level takes Jordan Hicks right out of it and nobody touches jir Gibbs he was there was no way he was going to make the tackle I mean that’s

Just selfish football by that Ingram so now third down and 18 Mullins going deep and it is picked off second today for Kirby Joseph Kirby Joseph gets the interception just tracks the football down suton was over the top this defense has Jefferson dialed up right from the 25 yd line up the middle

Out to the 32 it’s Montgomery and one thing you got to mention the big difference in the game the turnovers Nick mes turning the football over has three interceptions leading to the extra six points that pass could not be handled by KJ Osborne with Brian Branch defending Branch with some big plays

Today nice job Brian branch coached very well as soon as you see the wide receiver start to put his hands out that’s when you put your arm in that left arm goes right in no Panic by him and gets the pass break up two minutes remaining Mullins looking downfield

Throws and the pass gets bed down intended for Brandon Powell Aiden Hutchinson getting a hand on it Aiden Hutchinson being disruptive again he knows he can’t get there he stops gets that big paw up there and that would have been a completion to Brandon pal so that is a nice job by Aiden

Hutchinson aiding the secondary with that pass breakup player he said he was the Parry Sanders of by Generation Now Mullins has the ball KN free and it’s still loose Vikings have recovered Dustin Jefferson falling on it clock continues to run 400 yd today from the 30 on first down Mullins steps up he

Throws it is picked off malaan Wu with the exclamation point for the Detroit Lions today as he comes up with the interception in the final [Applause] minute man Justin Jefferson played as hard as he could play Nick Mullin with his fourth interception and what you’re going to

See from Justin Jefferson as he goes out then breaks back in Nick bins does a great job sliding up in the pocket the ball just got away from he throws a duck you see a wobbly ball out there had he been able to actually put some heat on

That football he would have had a completion to Justin Jefferson instead it just lags out there at melifonwu who’s going to be a starter for a long time in this league ever since I’ve watched him with Denver last week and now he’s making big play after big play

After big Play Never hosted a postseason game at Ford Field their last home playoff game January 94 against the Packers they are the only NFC team that has not gone to a Super Bowl the Detroit Lions with their first division title since 1993 Aidan Hutchinson told us this is a hat and t-shirt game well they are going to be celebrating with those hats and t-shirts and boy did the Vikings make them earn it today even with the four interceptions still only won by one score 30 to 24 that was a valiant effort

By the Vikings a ton of players went down but give all the credit to the Lions they ran the ball well they passed the ball well defensively they made big play after big play when they had to they earned this Victory today so congratulations to the Detroit Lions NFC

North Champions Vikings of course still remain alive in postseason contention Lions win at 3024 what a game for Jonathan Vilma and Shannon spake I’m Kenny Albert we head to Los Angeles for the state farm game break