Free Press columnist Jeff Seidel and sports writer Dave Birkett analyze the Detroit Lions' 27-24 win over the Bears on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Chicago.
Cornelius Washington thought about the question for a second: Will Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings ultimately decide who wins the NFC North?
“Do we need that to win the division?” Washington turned and asked a team staffer standing nearby.
“It’d be helpful,” the staffer said earnestly.
“Yeah,” Washington said. “Let’s go with that.”
The Lions aren’t quite in must-win territory this week against the first-place Vikings, but you don’t need to be Vince Lombardi to know what’s at stake on Thanksgiving.