However, the losing team gets punished pretty badly come postseason time, losing the division, falling to the No. 5 seed and facing the No. 4 seed Los Angeles Rams on the road. Before the huge game, Detroit-based R&B musical group S.

Here’s a sampling of what’s being said nationally after Detroit won its second consecutive division crown: Lions beat Vikings 31-9, win NFC North and No. 1 seed, dropping division rivals to No. 5 -- Associated Press game story What we learned from Detroit’s win -- NFL.