Not only did the Detroit Lions win in Week 14, but they finally got some help in the NFC playoff race from some other teams. One very unlikely outcome on Sunday involving a Wild Card contender losing at home helped keep things tight.
The Lions are now a respectable 6-7 on the season, which seemed nearly impossible when the team was 1-6 less than two months ago. It will still take a successful—maybe flawless—run from the Lions to make it to the postseason, but Week 14 was a rousing success for boosting the chances of their first playoff berth since 2016.