SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Defense was optional, but revenge was not. The Detroit Lions avenged last year’s NFC championship game loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, beating the team that ...

It’s a party in Motown. For the second straight season, the Detroit Lions (15-2) are NFC North champions. Minnesota will enter the playoffs as the No. 5 seed and travel to Los Angeles to take on ...

The winner is 15-2 and gets the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The other breaks the 1999 Tennessee Titans’ record of 13 wins for a wild-card team, and falls to the fifth seed. And knowing the stakes ...

The NFL's NFC North, nicknamed the "Black and Blue Division," is known for longstanding rivalries and hard-nosed games. Known as the NFC Central from 1970 to 2001, this division once included the ...

It didn't take long for the Lions to establish themselves as the favorites to represent the NFC in Super Bowl LIX. After a four-point loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2, the team rattled ...

The Green Bay Packers are in the NFC playoffs, but they certainly aren't on the postseason path of least resistance. By dropping their last two games, the Packers are the No. 7 seed and will play ...

An epic matchup of two 14-2 teams to end the regular season was dominated by the Lions in all three phases, and when it was all said and done, Detroit became NFC North champions for a second ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) celebrates his touchdown catch against the Minnesota Vikings ...

The Baltimore Ravens (AFC North) claimed their division crown this weekend, too. Advertisement The NFC’s top seed came down to a “Sunday Night Football” showdown between the Detroit Lions ...

Week 18 wound down with the Detroit Lions vanquishing the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 on "Sunday Night Football" – the game was much closer than the final score – to retain their NFC North crown ...

This season, however, the NFC North foes have been full-on powerhouses, entering their anticipated Week 18 rematch with a combined record of 28-4. It's fitting that Sunday's anticipated regular ...