The Lions have now won four straight games overall, matching a franchise best since 2016, to move into a first-place tie with the Vikings in the best division in football. They’re 5-1 overall and hold an important tiebreaker over Minnesota (5-1) heading into next week’s game back home against the Tennessee Titans.

Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to lift the Detroit Lions to a 31-29 victory that handed the Minnesota Vikings their first loss in a back-and-forth game befitting of the NFL’s strongest division.