Denver Broncos 17-42 Detroit Lions: Jared Goff ties career-high for touchdowns as Lions maul Broncos

Jared Goff became just the second player in the NFL to throw for five TDs in a game this season, along with Houston’s C.J. Stroud; the Broncos had given up just four touchdown passes over the previous six games before the Lions scored five at Ford Field

Jared Goff passed for 278 yards and a career-high tying five touchdowns, three to Sam LaPorta, as the host Detroit Lions rolled to a 42-17 over the Denver Broncos on Saturday night.

The victory secures Detroit’s stranglehold on the NFC North as the Lions (10-4) look to end a six-season playoff drought, as Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, and also had a receiving touchdown – while Amon-Ra St. Brown had seven receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown.

The hosts stopped Minnesota (7-7) on fourth-and-one at the Cincinnati 42 with 6:12 left in overtime, giving the Bengals, who had the ball to start the extra period, another chance to win the game.

Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jordan Addison, who finished with six catches for 111 yards while Ty Chandler set up Minnesota’s go-ahead score in the fourth quarter with a 30-yard yard run.

Chandler finished with 132 yards on 23 carries and a 1-yard TD run.