3 winners (and 1 loser) from Detroit Lions Week 18 win over the Vikings

The Detroit Lions took care of business on Sunday night, outscoring the Minnesota Vikings 21-0 in the second half on their way to a decisive 31-9 win.

The Lions now get the fruit of the season-long labor that earned a 15-2 record, a first round playoff bye they can certainly use since their regular season bye came way back in Week 5. That was the week before defensive end Aidan Hutchinson suffered his fractured left tibia and fibula.

The Lions have a home field path to the Super Bowl, if they can take advantage of it. But there's more to accomplish between now and then, and before looking ahead let's look back on Sunday night's win with some winners and a loser.

3 winners (and 1 loser) from Lions' Week 18 win over the Vikings

Winner: RB Jahmyr Gibbs

Gibbs had another outstanding performance on Sunday night, with 23 carries for 139 yards and three touchdowns along with five receptions for 31 yards and another score. He now owns the franchise record for touchdowns in a season (20), and he's tied for second in franchise history with 15 rushing touchdowns this season. Those 20 total touchdowns will also lead the league this season.

Gibbs was the engine of the Lions offense on Sunday night, and he was a David Montgomery-like closer with two fourth quarter rushing touchdowns.

Winner: CB Amik Robertson

Robertson took on the assignment of covering Justin Jefferson on Sunday night. The two have history from high school and college, so Robertson wanted the assignment and he was up to the task.

Pro Football Focus and Next Gen Stats have slightly different catches and yardage allowed numbers, but any way it's sliced Robertson exemplified the term "shutdown corner" in his matchup with Jefferson.

Robertson has generally answered the call since Carlton Davis suffered a broken jaw, moving outside after spending most of his time this season in the slot. His performance on Sunday night was a shining example of that.

Winner: Aaron Glenn

Where others had mostly failed all season, the Lions defensive coordinator succeeded on Sunday night. Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold looked like he did earlier in his career throughout the game, rattled, off-kilter and generally not comfortable.

Al Karsten of Pride of Detroit summed it up nicely.

Glenn's head coaching resume already looked pretty good, but the clinic he put on against the Vikings' offense in the biggest game of the season to date certainly helped.

Loser: QB Jared Goff

Goff completed 27 of 33 passes on Sunday night, but otherwise he was not very good (231 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions, 80.7 passer rating). His first interception was a bit of a bad bounce, but that was corrected by one he should have had and Vikings' linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel dropped. There was a play that should have probably been called intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety. He also got Gibbs crushed on a screen pass, as if he didn't see Van Ginkel completely diagnose the play and crash the route.

But the worst of all was this inexplicable arm punt after the Lions' defense held it's ground on a fourth down in the red zone. The Lions' defense held Minnesota to a field goal after this one, when the game was still close and the lead could have easily been surrendered

Goff left Ford Field with a win, which is ultimately what counts and he did make a few timely throws. But if he was due for a lackluster game, it's a good thing he got it out of the way before the playoffs.

Goff was simply the quarterback who was "less bad" on Sunday night, as Darnold was mostly awful (however aided by the Lions' defense).