The Detroit Lions’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night makes their path to anything but the third overall seed unlikely. According to PFF’s model, the Lions now have a 94.3 percent chance of staying in that slot, with their odds at a second seed only at 5.6% and the remaining fraction of a percentage for the one seed.
But we here at Pride of Detroit never lose hope. So here are the best possible outcomes for the Lions’ playoff seeding for the NFL’s Week 17 slate of games.