And so it comes down to this: Although the Detroit Lions control their destiny a bit — a win over the Green Bay Packers on national TV tonight would give them nine wins for just the sixth time this century, lock up a winning record for the first time since 2016 and deny the Packers a playoff spot for the third time in 14 seasons — they still need some help.
Yes, as you might have heard this week, they need the L.A. Rams to take down the Seahawks in Seattle in the NFL’s late afternoon window — with kickoff about four hours before the Lions get started in Wisconsin — for that win to clinch a playoff spot.