It’s another December week of football and the Detroit Lions are still mathematically in the playoff race. Last week, literally everything went the Lions’ way, and it jumped Detroit’s playoff chances from 0.4 percent to 2.2 percent according to Football Outsiders.
If everything in Week 15 goes Detroit’s way, their playoff chances would jump to around 17 percent, according to the New York Times.
But since the odds remain such a longshot, I will also be providing the best possible outcomes for the Lions to get the best draft position.
Saturday
Who to root for (playoffs): N/A
Who to root for (draft position): Jets
An AFC game has no impact on the Lions’ playoff chances, but the Lions can still jump the Jets in the draft order if New York wins and the Lions lose down the stretch.