With all the bye weeks concluded, the NFL decided to split up their 16-game schedule over four days. The first was, of course, Thursday night’s contest between the San Francisco 49ers (-6.5)
and Seattle Seahawks (+9.5), where the Detroit Lions (+2) playoff chances got a nice boost following a 49ers 21-13 win. As Jeremy Reisman pointed out, according to FiveThirtyEight, the Lions’ playoff chances have now increased to 24 percent following last night’s game.
Next, the NFL flexed three games to Saturday and will be playing them all on the NFL Network.