Detroit entered the final week of the regular season as an offensive powerhouse ranked first in scoring and second in yards gained, supplemented by a top-10 scoring defense.

Seemingly the only major hiccup, one that could still very well pose a postseason problem for the Lions, is injuries.

While the offense remains largely in tact outside running back David Montgomery‘s knee injury, the defense has dealt with a laundry list of big names sidelined that includes Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill and Carlton Davis.

That list grew even further on Sunday night when rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold suffered a foot injury and did not return.

Nonetheless, Detroit outlasted a division whose top three teams combined for 40 wins.

Campbell’s hard-fighting squad can rest before hosting the lowest-seeded team to advance to the Divisional Round as a reward, while the rival Vikings must take to the road as an unfathomable 14-win fifth seed to play the host Los Angeles Rams.

“It’s step one,” quarterback Jared Goff said. “We’re proud to be 15-2, NFC North division champs back-to-back, one seed, bye week, all that stuff. We’re proud of it, but this is just tick number one. Check. And tick number two is next.”

The Lions, still yet to have partaken in a Super Bowl, considerably upped their odds to reach New Orleans on Feb. 9 with Sunday’s triumph.

They’re now two home wins away from a trip to Super Bowl LIX.