The Detroit Lions square off against the Green Bay Packers in less than 12 hours, and although the fate of their season could be decided by then, there’s going to be room for Detroit—at a minimum—to play spoiler as Green Bay is in complete control of their playoff hopes.
Considering the improbable situation the Lions find themselves in here at the end of this season, like turning a 1-6 season into meaningful football in January, the expectations for Detroit have completely flipped in the matter of months. Over the course of those months, the Lions have proved capable of rising to the occasion in a variety of ways for a team in the midst of a rebuild.