The Detroit Lions players will wake up on Friday morning knowing they have a chance to move closer to the final NFC playoff spot. Or perhaps they went to bed on Thursday night aware of their potential after watching the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Seattle Seahawks.
San Francisco’s 21-13 win drops the Seahawks to a 7-7 record. The 6-7 Lions can move into a tie with Seattle if Detroit can manage to beat the New York Jets on Sunday.
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Alas, the tie still doesn’t get the Lions into the postseason driver’s seat. The Seahawks own the tiebreaker over Dan Campbell’s team by virtue of the 48-45 win in Detroit back in Week 4. Both teams are now chasing the loser of Sunday’s game between the Commanders and Giants, who are tied at 7-5-1.
