Detroit — They haven’t ceded the throne just yet.

But even with reinforcements on the way, the Lions are looking a bit besieged.

Their NFC North title defense took a crippling blow with a 31-24 loss to Green Bay before a Thanksgiving crowd of 66,662 at Ford Field. And what’s painfully clear now, after the Packers completed a season sweep of their division rivals — capping it with another defiant fourth-down conversion late — is that it’s going to take more than a little home cooking for the Lions to keep their playoff hopes alive.

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