It’s been quite a holiday weekend of the Detroit Lions. On Sunday, they clinched their first division title in 30 years with a win over the Minnesota Vikings. And by the end of Christmas day, suddenly a path opened up for them to potentially earn the first overall seed in the conference. Thanks to a Baltimore Ravens beatdown of the San Francisco 49ers, there are suddenly three teams—including the Lions—who are tied with the conference’s best record (11-4) through 15 games.
Let’s take a closer look at the NFC playoff picture now that all of the Week 16 results are in the books.