When the final seconds ticked off the jumbotron inside Ford Field in the Detroit Lions’ 30-24 win against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, no one was happier than offensive tackle Taylor Decker. With the win, the franchise secured the NFC North crown for the first time in 30 years.
Decker, who was selected by the Lions in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft, has spent his entire NFL career in Detroit that includes the team’s four losing seasons from ’18 to ’21. Prior to Sunday, Decker had never experienced the feeling of the Lions winning a divisional crown.
After the victory, the Detroit lineman was in tears when quarterback Jared Goff embraced him with a hug while soaking in the moment. Overwhelmed with emotion, Decker experienced a major milestone with the franchise that so many other Detroit players never witnessed in the last 30 years.
