vs. Carolina Panthers (+3) to have any direct playoff implication attached to it... even just looking a month in the rearview mirror. At the midway point in November, the Lions were 3-6 and the Panthers were 3-7.
However, both teams are on a little bit of a hot streak—or in the Lions’ case a major hot streak. Detroit (7-7) has won six of seven games, including victories over playoff-contending teams like the Vikings, Giants, and Jets. The Panthers (5-9) have won three of their last five, and they took down a win-needy Seahawks team in Seattle just over a week ago.