The Vikings finished the 2024 regular season with a 14-3 record, second-best in the NFC, though they earned only a wild card spot in the playoffs after losing a division-sealing game to the Lions in Week 18. They'll play the Los Angeles Rams in the wild card round.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jalen Nailor (83) celebrates scoring a touchdown with teammates against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. / Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The biggest regular-season NFL game in recent memory is just over 24 hours away.

The ’24 Vikings are a hoot as the season contains all the ingredients that make being a fan of sports so captivating: Unexpected success, compelling story lines, high drama, stars shining, emotion and fun personalities.

Jahmyr Gibbs delivered spinning stiff-arms and bolted through webs of would-be tacklers for a 170-yard, four-touchdown performance, leading the Detroit Lions over the Minnesota Vikings in their regular-season finale.

Detroit defeated Minnesota 31-9 to win the NFC North division title and secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the playoffs

Here’s a sampling of what’s being said nationally after Detroit won its second consecutive division crown: Lions beat Vikings 31-9, win NFC North and No. 1 seed, dropping division rivals to No. 5 -- Associated Press game story What we learned from Detroit’s win -- NFL.