Minneapolis (dpa) – Thanks to Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Detroit Lions celebrated their eleventh win of the season in the American football league NFL at Christmas.
The Lions won 30:24 at the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Eve and secured the title in their division for the first time since 1993.
The 24-year-old St. Brown put Detroit back in the lead with his touchdown in the fourth quarter. It was the eighth time this season that the German-American was in the opposing end zone with the ball. St. Brown caught a total of 12 passes for 106 yards.
After Jahmyr Gibbs’ second touchdown, Detroit was ahead 30:21 in Minneapolis. But it wasn’t until the Lions won the ball in the last minute just before their own end zone, when the Vikings were on the attack and still had a chance to win, that the decision was made in Detroit’s favor. Minnesota now has a negative record with eight lost games and seven wins.
In a direct duel for playoff qualification, the Cleveland Browns gave the host Houston Texans no chance and won 36:22. For the Browns it was the tenth success in the 15th game, the Texans suffered their seventh defeat in eight wins.
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2023-12-24 22:16:18
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