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Lions win 9th straight, join NFL-leading Chiefs at 10-1

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Detroit's running game was almost unstoppable as the Lions roared to a win in Indianapolis. (AP PHOTO)
Camera IconDetroit's running game was almost unstoppable as the Lions roared to a win in Indianapolis. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions spent three months scoring at a historic rate.

Now with the weather changing outside, they're winning with old school football, too.

Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for two scores, David Montgomery added a third TD run and Detroit's increasingly stingy defence kept the Indianapolis Colts out of the end zone on Sunday, leading the Lions to their ninth straight win, 24-6.

"This is, whatever it is, 10 quarters without allowing a touchdown and the three last games in the second half we're not allowing it," Lions coach Dan Campbell said.

"We talk about it all the time — limiting points, play physical style, shut down the run — we were able to do that."

They've been doing it all season in their greatest run in decades, but have been more effective lately and it has shown.

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Detroit improved to 10-1 for the first time since 1934, their inaugural season in the Motor City. They own the league's longest active winning streak and are 6-0 on the road this season.

Gibbs finished with 21 carries for 90 yards on a day Goff went 26 of 36 with 269 yards and no touchdowns. And for the third straight week, all against AFC South foes, the Lions had a second-half shutout.

"If you can win on the road, you're normally a pretty damn good team," Campbell said.

"And we can win on the road."

Kansas City are also 10-1 after they too had success on their travels, winning 30-27 at Carolina.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns, Spencer Shrader kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired and the Chiefs beat the Panthers to reach double-digit wins for the 10th straight season.

Noah Gray caught two TD passes as Kansas City bounced back from last week's 30-21 loss at Buffalo and won at the buzzer yet again in a season of narrow escapes. DeAndre Hopkins also had a touchdown catch for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions, who scored on their first five possessions.

Eight of the Chiefs' wins have come by a one-score margin, and this was their second straight victory decided on the last play. They beat Denver two weeks ago by blocking a would-be game-winning field goal.

Elsewhere, the Broncos, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Tennessee, Tampa Bay and Dallas also triumphed on their travels, while there were home wins for Miami, Green Bay and Seattle.

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