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Lions move one step closer to playoffs with dominant 42-17 win over Broncos

The Detroit Lions put one hand on the NFC North division title Saturday night with a 42-17 blowout of the Denver Broncos.

It was an offensive explosion for the Lions with all of their weapons playing big parts in the victory.

Jared Goff passed for 278 yards and five touchdowns, while Amon-Ra St. Brown found the end zone once and picked up 112 receiving yards. Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 100 yards and had receiving and rushing touchdowns, while Sam LaPorta had five catches with three of them resulting in scores.

After beginning the game with three straight punts, the Lions roared and scored on three consecutive first-half drives.