The Detroit Lions may still be reeling after losing on Sunday Night Football. Detroit melted down against Philadelphia, going 0-for-5 on fourth-down attempts and stalling out on offense. But beyond the emotional damage of such a defeat, the Lions now find themselves in unfamiliar territory.

Detroit is now 6-4 heading into Week 12 and, believe it or not, would not qualify for the playoffs if the postseason started today. They are on the outside looking in as the No. 8 team in the NFC.

But the Lions aren't in this position purely because of their own ineptitude. The Bears (7-3) and Packers (6-3-1) have only narrow advantages over the Lions, and the 49ers are an incredibly strong seventh seed at 7-4.

Detroit needs to focus on taking care of Green Bay and Chicago if they want to make th

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