Sports Jared Goff threw three landing passes and the Detroit Lions tuned up for their Week 18 division showdown against Minnesota by beating the San Francisco 49ers 40-34 on Monday night.
Goff threw a bolt-ahead landing trip to Amon-Ra St. Brown in the closing minute of the third quarter following the first of Kerby Joseph’s two 2d-half of interceptions against Brock Purdy in a rematch of closing season’s NFC title sport gained by San Francisco.
That proved to be ample for the Lions (14-2) to prolong their franchise anecdote for wins in a season as they beat the 49ers (6-10) on the road for the first time since 1975.
The stakes for this sport were miniscule as in contrast with the closing meeting between the groups when a berth in the Effectively-organized Bowl used to be on the road closing January. San Francisco used to be eliminated from playoff contention closing week and Detroit performs Minnesota in the favored-season finale subsequent week with the winner incomes the NFC North title and top seed in the NFC playoffs, and the loser being relegated to a wild card.
The loser of that sport will damage the anecdote for the most wins by a team that did now not gain its division; the old anecdote used to be held by the 1999 Tennessee Titans, who went 13-3 and accomplished in 2d in the AFC Central in the reduction of the 14-2 Jacksonville Jaguars, per FOX Sports activities analysis.
The gain against the 49ers would finest topic if Detroit and Minnesota tie in Week 18, with the Lions now build of residing to operate the No. 1 seed in that unlikely scenario.
Jahmyr Gibbs place the game away with a 30-yard landing poke with now not as a lot as three minutes left following Purdy’s 2d interception, giving him 117 yards on the night.
The offenses dominated for a ways of the night, with the groups scoring touchdowns on the first five possessions and Purdy and Goff combining to total the first 17 passes of the game — including a wonderfully executed hook-and-ladder play that resulted in a 42-yard TD for Goff.
He threw a short trip to St. Brown, who without extend pitched the ball to Jameson Williams, who streaked down the sideline for the closing 41 yards and his 2d TD of the first half of.
The correct stops of the half of came when Renardo Inexperienced broke up a trip in the cease zone from Goff to Sam LaPorta and when Jake Morose neglected a 51-yard discipline draw in the closing seconds for San Francisco.
Purdy threw a 5-yard pop trip for a TD on San Francisco’s opening drive of the 2d half of sooner than Detroit’s protection indirectly managed a cease when Joseph intercepted an overthrown trip by Purdy.
Goff became that into a 4-yard TD trip to St. Brown on fourth-and-draw to present the Lions their first lead at 31-28 leisurely in the third quarter.
Morose neglected a 58-yard discipline draw that will possibly perchance comprise tied the game early in the fourth quarter for his ninth neglected discipline draw of the season. Morose also neglected an additional level after Joshua Dobbs scored on a TD poke in the closing minute.
Up subsequent Lions: Host Minnesota on Sunday night.
49ers: Refer to Arizona on Sunday.
Reporting by The Connected Press.
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