After losing the first regular-season game in league history pitting teams with a combined 28 victories, the Vikings (14-3) hit the road for wild-card weekend, visiting the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams (10-7) on Monday night as the most accomplished fifth seed in NFL history.
How the Detroit Lions could play Green Bay Packers, Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings or Los Angeles Rams in NFL playoffs divisional round.
Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, Rashan Gary and Xavier McKinney must play well, but who else needs to be at their best for the Packers to beat the Eagles?
Home games against the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburg Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers highlight the Lions' 2025 schedule. In addition to hosting NFC North rivals Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, the Lions will welcome in the Cowboys, Buccaneers (NFC South champions), Steelers, New York Giants and Cleveland Browns.
And yet, the idea of Jalen Hurts, Kenny Pickett, and Tanner McKee all technically having a chance to earn the start in Week 19 makes things very tricky indeed, with fans holding their breath to see the final injury report before they can release their white knuckle grasp on life and get down to preparing their tailgating fare.
The Lions will take Wednesday off, practice Thursday, then take the weekend off before returning to prepare for the first playoff game next week.
The schedule is brutal and could be among the toughest in NFL history. Nick Sirianni’s team will face the Chiefs, Vikings, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, and Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers on the road. They’ll host Detroit and Denver while getting a close-up look at Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.
The Green Bay Packers will have to play their best game to upend the Philadelphia Eagles and advance to a divisional-round playoff game at the Detroit Lions.
The NFC playoff picture and schedule is starting to shape outside of Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings NFL finale Sunday night. Here's what we know.
Tom Brady has decided his top NFL teams heading to the playoffs. The legendary quarterback-turned-broadcaster listed his power rankings on Thursday. He