With a tough loss on Thanksgiving, the Detroit Lions’ odds to win the division took a minor hit, and their odds to take away the No. 1 seed in the conference have all but disappeared. But the one thing that remains in perfectly good shape is their odds to make the playoffs overall. They still hold a significant lead with six weeks in the season left. It would take a magnanimous fall paired with an unlikely run-of-the-table from a bad team or two for Detroit to miss the postseason.
Let’s take a closer look at the NFC Playoff picture with only “Monday Night Football” remaining to be played in Week 12.