Detroit In a divisional-round playoff game on Sunday, Jared Goff completed two touchdown passes to help the Detroit Lions defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23. This victory sent the long-struggled team into the NFC championship for the first time in thirty-two years and only the second time in franchise history.
For the first time since 1957, their last NFL championship year, the Lions (14-5) have won two playoff games in a single season.
Next Sunday, they take on San Francisco, the NFC’s top seed, in an attempt to earn a spot in their first-ever Super Bowl.
Jahmyr Gibbs ran through a huge hole for a 31-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and Goff scored two TDs when he connected with Amon-Ra St. 6:22 to Brown for a 9-yard field goal. to the leftBaker Mayfield threw three TD passes for Tampa Bay (10-9), including a 16-yarder to Mike Evans that pulled the Bucs within one with 4:37 left..
Detroit couldn’t run the clock on offense, giving Tampa Bay one last chance, but Mayfield’s pass was intercepted over the middle by defensive end Derrick Barnes, the second QB pick of the day.The Lions knelt to run out the clock while their fans stood, chanted and twirled white towels..
