By apnews@1500espn.com
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions are now agonizingly close to a playoff spot.
And agonizing is a pretty good way to describe their latest victory.
Matt Prater’s 33-yard field goal with 3:38 remaining lifted Detroit to a 16-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, pulling the Lions into a tie for first place in the NFC North.
Detroit spotted Minnesota a 14-0 lead before slowly rallying with the help of two second-quarter interceptions.
Even at the end, the Lions had to sweat out a 68-yard field goal attempt by Minnesota’s Blair Walsh on the game’s…
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Source:: 1500 ESPN Sportswire
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