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The 2023 season has been one of many highs for the Detroit Lions.
With just one week to go in the campaign, the Lions have already won 11 games and have wrapped up the NFC North division title.
It’s been a nice change of pace for an organization that prior to this season, hadn’t won its division since 1993.
In its regular season finale on Sunday, Detroit will take on the Minnesota Vikings, the team that Dan Campbell’s squad beat just two weeks ago to clinch the NFC North division crown.
The Detroit Lions are headed for the postseason, and their options for first-round opponents is narrowing. We now know that the Lions will finish with either the NFC’s second or third seed, meaning they’ll face the conferences sixth or seventh seed in the Wild Card round.
But all things considered, it is looking extremely likely that Detroit will finish with the three seed. In order for them to jump to two, they’ll not only need to beat a Vikings team fighting for their postseason lives, but they need the Cowboys to lose as 13.5-point favorites to the Commanders and for the Eagles to lose to the Giants as five-point favorites.
So let’s just assume right now that the Lions will carry the third seed into the postseason. If that’s the case, the Lions will face one of two opponents: the Rams or the Packers. If the Rams win (vs. 49ers) or the Packers lose (vs. Bears), it’ll be Los Angeles. If the Rams lose AND the Packers win, it’ll be the Packers.
So today’s Question of the Day is:
t started with the defense. Their job in that moment was to give the ball back to the offense with as much time left on the clock as possible.
The defense did just that. A costly penalty and three plays that failed to gain a first down forced the Cowboys to kick the field goal.
After the Cowboys made their field goal, the Lions got the ball back at their 25 with 1:41 left in the game. Mission accomplished by the defense.
It was plenty of time for Goff to do what he has done all season. He’s been the quarterback’s version of a closer.
Goff’s first two passes went to tight end Sam LaPorta for gains of 10 and 25 yards. That put the ball on the Cowboys’ 40, with a spike by Goff to stop the clock and give time to regroup.
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