The Detroit Lions are so close. In the history of the Super Bowl era, the Lions have never earned the top seed in the NFC. But by the end of this Monday night, the Lions may just find themselves in that situation.
Regardless of what happens in Week 17, the Lions can clinch the NFC North and the No. 1 seed by simply beating the Minnesota Vikings in the regular season finale. But why wait? Why leave it up to one single game outcome?
On Sunday, the Lions can find themselves one win away from clinching everything, giving them the opportunity to lock it up on the same field where their season ended last year: Levi’s Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers.