Jake Bates drilled a go-ahead, 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining, and the Detroit Lions held on for a 31-29 win over the previously unbeaten Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.Jared Goff completed 22 of 25 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns for Detroit (5-1). Jahmyr Gibbs had 15 carries for 116 yards and two touchdowns, and Amon-Ra St. Brown recorded eight catches for 112 yards and a score.Sam Darnold completed 22 of 27 passes for 259 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Minnesota (5-1). Aaron Jones had 93 rushing yards and a touchdown, and Justin Jefferson led the team’s receivers with seven catches for 81 yards and a touchdown.The Vikings grabbed a 29-28 lead with 5:50 to go when linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. recovered David Montgomery’s fumble and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown.The Lions responded on their final possession. Goff led an eight-play, 44-yard drive to get within Bates’ field goal range.The Vikings jumped to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. Jones started the scoring with a 34-yard rushing touchdown with 11:43 left in the first quarter. He outraced several Lions defenders toward the front left pylon.Will Reichard added a 57-yard field goal with 5:34 to go in the first.The Lions battled back to grab a 21-10 lead in the second quarter.Gibbs scored Detroit’s first touchdown on a 45-yard run with 13:42 remaining in the half. He found an opening down the right sideline and juked a defender on his way to the end zone.
