The NFL kicks off Week 14 with an enormous NFC North showdown because the Detroit Lions host the Inexperienced Bay Packers. The sport kicks off inside Ford Subject at 8:20 p.m. on Amazon Prime Video. The NFC North stays broad open, however the Lions are in place to clinch a playoff berth in Week 14.
The Lions path to a playoff berth is straightforward this week. In the event that they beat the Packers, they clinch a wild card berth. Detroit is a 3.5-point favourite at FanDuel Sportsbook. They confronted Inexperienced Bay at Lambeau Subject in Week 9 and beat them 24-14. A pick-six was the distinction in that sport and we are able to anticipate one other tight contest.
Lions playoff berth clinching eventualities
If the Packers pull out the street win, the Lions do produce other eventualities that may clinch them a playoff berth this week. There are 9 such eventualities, however we’ll ignore those that require a tie. Whereas ties do occur within the NFL, they’re unlikely sufficient that we are able to ignore them for the time-being. If the Lions lose on Thursday, they might clinch a playoff berth in one of many following eventualities (italics are for the Lions clinching no less than a tie in Energy of Victory over the Eagles):
- Falcons loss, Rams loss, Eagles win
- Falcons loss, Cardinals loss, Rams loss
- Falcons loss, Seahawks loss, Eagles win
- Falcons loss, Cardinals loss, Eagles win, plus 3.5 or extra mixed wins from Cowboys, Bears, Steelers, Titans
- Falcons loss, Cardinals loss, Eagles win, Cowboys win, Bears win, both the Steelers or Titans win
- Bucs loss, Rams loss, Eagles win
- Bucs loss, Cardinals loss, Rams loss, Eagles win
- Bucs loss, Seahawks loss, Eagles win
NFC North clinching eventualities
Detroit at the moment sits atop the NFC North with a one sport lead over the Vikings and a two sport lead over the Packers. The Vikings host the Falcons this week. The earliest the Lions can clinch the division is Week 16.
NFC standings coming into Week 14
1. Detroit Lions (11-1)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (10-2)
3. Seattle Seahawks (7-5)
4. Atlanta Falcons (6-6, 2-0 vs TB)
5. Minnesota Vikings (10-2)
6. Inexperienced Bay Packers (9-3)
7. Washington Commanders (8-5)
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6, 0-2 vs ATL, 6-3 NFC)
9. Arizona Cardinals (6-6, win over LAR, 3-5 NFC)
10. Los Angeles Rams (6-6, loss to ARI)
11. San Francisco 49ers (5-7, win over DAL)
12. Dallas Cowboys (5-7, loss to SF)
13. New Orleans Saints (4-8, 2-3 NFC South, 3-5 NFC)
14. Chicago Bears (4-8, 2-5 NFC)*
15. Carolina Panthers (3-9)
16. New York Giants (2-10)* eradicated
Groups with an asterisk have been eradicated from their divisional races.
Groups with an “x” have clinched a playoff spot
Groups with a “y” have clinched their division
