As we approach the end of the NFL regular season, a few contenders are surprisingly fighting for their playoff lives. How worried should they be about possibly missing the postseason?

Detroit Lions (7-5, 3rd in NFC North)

Panic meter rating: 8/10

It's officially full-on panic mode in Motown. By losing to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving, the Lions dropped to the eighth spot in the NFC and now have a 40 percent chance to make the playoffs, per NFL.com . If they lose to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, that figure drops to 20 percent.

Scoring a much-needed win this week will be a tough task considering Detroit has nine players on injured reserve and seven offensive starters, including star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown , on the injury report. This is shaping up to

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