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Notes: Breaking down the latest Detroit Lions playoff odds

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have likely overachieved. Still, that only softens a gut punch so much. And that is what the 37-23 loss to the Carolina Panthers (+3) in Week 16 felt like. A strong, swift gut punch. One you weren’t really prepared for—which can be said about both the fans and the actual team this week.

Everything else bounced the way the Lions needed. All of the teams they are currently chasing in their pursuit of a postseason berth lost. And to add insult to injury, after the Lions finished up their loss to the Panthers, the Green Bay Packers (-3)

were handed an early present in the form of three consecutive interceptions in the fourth quarter by Miami Dolphins (+3) quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.