{"id":161651,"date":"2022-12-18T22:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T22:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/detroit-lions-keep-nfl-playoff-hopes-alive-with-20-17-win-over-jets\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T22:06:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T22:06:11","slug":"detroit-lions-keep-nfl-playoff-hopes-alive-with-20-17-win-over-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/detroit-lions-keep-nfl-playoff-hopes-alive-with-20-17-win-over-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions keep NFL playoff hopes alive with 20-17 win over Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ \u2014 Jared Goff and Brock Wright teamed up to save the season, just when it looked like a 54-yard field goal try might do in the Detroit Lions again.<\/p>\n
Goff threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Wright with 1:49 to play Sunday as the Lions rally from a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the New York Jets, 20-17, at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n
The Lions (7-7) have won three straight and six of their past seven games to move within a game of the final wild-card spot in the NFC playoffs. The Lions have three games remaining against teams with a sub-.500 record: at the Carolina Panthers next week, home against the Chicago Bears in Week 17 and at the Green Bay Packers to close the regular season. <\/p>\n\n
TRENDING:<\/strong>Finally, it’s the Detroit Lions who are getting the breaks and gaining playoff momentum<\/p>\n They have a 42% chance to make the playoffs as of Sunday afternoon, according to FiveThirtyEight.com. The Washington Commanders and New York Giants are both 7-5-1 and own the sixth and seventh spots in the NFC. They play on Sunday Night Football in Washington. Seattle is in eighth place at 7-7, and owns the tiebreaker over the Lions due to a 48-45 win Week 4 in Detroit.<\/p>\n\n The Lions controlled play most of Sunday, holding the Jets (7-7) to three first downs on their first four possessions of the second half, but gave New York’s sputtering offense life with a risky field goal try with just under 8 minutes to play . <\/p>\n Michael Badgley left his 54-yard attempt short, and the Jets started the ensuing possession at their own 44-yard line. <\/p>\n ROOKIE RISER:<\/strong>Nobody knew Lions’ James Houston 4 weeks ago. Now he’s wowing NFL with pass rush skills<\/p>\n