With the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, their playoff odds went from slim to even slimmer. They went into the week with about a 16 percent chance at the postseason, and will leave it with that number around 10 percent.
However, those aren’t exactly astronomical probabilities. If you had told me at the beginning of the year that the Lions have a 1-in-10 chance of making the playoffs, I may have taken that. And with the Lions undoubtedly hitting their stride right now—and the 10th easiest schedule in the NFL ahead—there’s reason to believe Detroit could make a little noise in the final six weeks of the season.