The Detroit Lions with Amon-Ra St. Brown unexpectedly won against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL and thus still have chances for the playoffs.
The Detroit Lions unexpectedly beat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL, giving them another chance to make the playoffs. The team around the German-American Amon-Ra St. Brown beat the favorites on Sunday 34:23 and inflicted only the third loss of the season on the Vikings.
The Lions are now on six wins and seven losses and are within wildcard ranks for the NFL playoffs with four games left. St. Brown caught six passes for a total of 68 yards. Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and failed to throw to the opponent. The Vikings will have to wait at least a week because of the loss before they can secure their playoff spot.
Philadelphia makes playoff clear
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles became the first team in the league to secure a spot in the playoffs. The Eagles went 48-22 against division rivals the New York Giants.
Raiders lose fourth win in a row
the Las Vegas Raiders to have the Stuttgart Jakob Johnson in the NFL lost their fourth win in a row. The Rams celebrate a quarterback debut. With the last attack, the Raiders lost 16:17 against the Super Bowl winner Los Angeles Rams. The Raiders were up 16:10 on Thursday evening (08/12/2022/local time) with 15 seconds to go before Baker Mayfield made his debut as quarterback for the Rams the first touchdownpass to his new team.
The defending champions, who have been so disappointing this season, celebrated their fourth win, while the Raiders may have to end all playoff hopes. For the team it was the eighth defeat in five wins.
Defense penalties bring Rams back
Mayfield had 230 yards and a touchdown just two days after joining the Rams. He didn’t have any interception. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr threw the ball twice to the opponent and no touchdown pass.
Still, the visitors were in complete control before defensive penalties in the final attack gave the Rams a chance to make a comeback – and Mayfield found Van Jefferson in the end zone.