Let’s take a look at the NFC playoff picture after the Detroit Lions’ big win on Thursday night, and all of Sunday’s action in Week 14.

NFC North standings: • Packers: 9-3-1 • Bears: 9-4 • Lions: 8-5 • Vikings: 5-8

The Lions are a game-and-a-half back of the Packers, and just a single game back of the Bears. Detroit’s odds of winning the division aren’t completely dead, but they’ll have to finish two games better than the Packers in the final four contests. Here are each team’s remaining games:

Lions: • at Rams • vs. Steelers • at Vikings • at Bears

Packers: • at Broncos • at Bears • vs. Ravens • at Vikings

Is it possible for the Lions to go 4-0 and the Packers to go 2-2? Certainly. Is it possible the Lions go 3-1 and the Packers go 1-3? It’s a bit less likely,

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