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Detroit Lions playoff chances

The Detroit Lions are 6-2 through Week 9 and hold the NFC's #5 seed. Clinch gives them an 82% chance to make the playoffs, 34% to win the NFC North and 18% to earn the #1 seed, from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season.

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DET
Lions
6-2 · #5 seed · 9 games left · remaining SOS .556
Make playoffs
82%
Win division
34%
#1 seed
18%
Avg draft pick
24.5
proj. 11.1 wins

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Rooting guide

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Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15 9:30 AM ET
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Played games

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Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8Final
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Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1Final
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NFC

1SF49ers div7-195%
2CHIBears div7-285%
3NYGGiants div5-2-167%
4CARPanthers div 3-530%
5DETLions 6-282%
6MINVikings 6-277%
7GBPackers 6-359%
in the hunt
SEASeahawks 5-447%
LARams 5-445%
DALCowboys 4-530%
NOSaints 3-523%
TBBuccaneers 3-631%
ATLFalcons 3-619%
ARICardinals 3-61%
WASCommanders 2-5-18%
PHIEagles 2-71%

Tiebreakers

Every tie, broken step by step with the NFL's official rules
NFC 5 tiebreakers
NFC North 2nd placeLions and Vikings both 6-2DET ✓
  1. Head-to-headDET 1-0MIN 0-1Lions win it
Lions finish 2nd in the NFC North.
NFC South titlePanthers and Saints both 3-5CAR ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: does not apply.
  2. Division recordCAR 1-1NO 0-1Panthers win it
Panthers win the NFC South.
NFC West 2nd placeRams and Seahawks both 5-4SEA ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: does not apply.
  2. Division recordLA 0-2SEA 2-1Seahawks win it
Seahawks finish 2nd in the NFC West.
#5 seedLions and Vikings both 6-2DET ✓
  1. Vikings rank behind the Lions in the NFC North, so only the Lions stay in this tiebreak.
Lions get the #5 seed.
First team outRams and Seahawks both 5-4SEA ✓
  1. Rams rank behind the Seahawks in the NFC West, so only the Seahawks stay in this tiebreak.
Seahawks are first in line.