The Detroit Lions watched Washington beat Philadelphia on their cellphones following a 34-17 bounce-back win at Chicago that helped them keep pace with Minnesota in the race for the NFC North title and top seeding in the conference.

The Detroit Lions watched Washington beat Philadelphia on their cellphones following a 34-17 bounce-back win at Chicago that helped them keep pace with Minnesota in the race for the NFC North title and top seeding in the conference.

If the Vikings beat the Packers on Sunday, the Lions can clinch the NFC North with a win in Week 18 no matter what they do vs. the 49ers.

Detroit Lions became the winningest team in franchise history with their 13th regular-season win by beating the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Jared Goff threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions remained on top of the NFC with their franchise-record 13th win, 34-17 over the Chicago Bears

By Colton Pouncy, Kevin Fishbain, Adam Jahns and Chris Licata There wasn’t much doubt on Sunday as the Detroit Lions easily handled the Chicago Bears 34-17 after jumping out to an early 20-0 lead. A loss by the Philadelphia Eagles in the final seconds of their game at Washington also put Detroit in sole possession of the NFC’s best record at 13-2.