Campbell was reminiscing about the 2002 New York Giants and their scramble to make the playoffs. The Giants won their final four games that season to make the wild-card round, finishing 10-6 before a 39-38 wild-card loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Detroit's playoff life was never in doubt during last season's march to 15 wins, and the only question in 2023 was whether the Lions would clinch their first NFC North title — a feat they eventually did accomplish by topping the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Eve.

The Detroit Lions aren’t just running out of games — they’re running out of chances. Sunday’s loss didn’t just dent their record; it reshaped the NFC playoff race and raised the stakes for every snap left in their season.

Branch has been fined in back-to-back games and now five times this year. There were three Lions fined altogether from the Week 12 game against the Giants.

The Lions bagged one sack and registered seven total hits on Jameis Winston on Sunday, according to the official NFL stats. All but one of those hits came from Aidan Hutchinson, with the other coming from Brian Branch on a blitz.

The biggest favorites of Week 14 are the Seattle Seahawks (-7.5 at the Atlanta Falcons), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-8.5 vs. the Saints), Denver Broncos (-7.5 at the Raiders) and Rams (-7.5 at the Arizona Cardinals).

The Detroit Lions still have work to do heading into a massive Thanksgiving showdown with an NFC North rival. After winning over the New York Giants on Sunday,