Sam Darnold connected with a well-covered Justin Jefferson with 3:51 left for his third TD pass of the game, and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks 27-24 to keep pace with Detroit for the top spot in the NFC.

The Detroit Lions are currently the No. 3 team in the NFC standings due to a technicality, but they still control their own path to the No. 2 seed.