The Lions' chances of making the 2025-26 playoffs are now estimated to be around 35% to 40%. Regarding the Wild Card, the Lions remain the top team in the bubble Week 15. Detroit holds the No. 8 spot in the NFC, but after wins from the Bears, 49ers and Seahawks, the deficit has become larger.

It was an exciting, well-played half from Dan Campbell's squad, and one which instilled confidence in the Detroit fanbase. Yet, fatigue set in for the undermanned Lions in the second half, and L.A. receivers Davante Adams and Puka Nacua took full advantage.

There are just three weeks left in the NFL regular season, and at 8-6, the Detroit Lions sit just outside a playoff spot.

The Detroit Lions know what it takes to compete with the best in the loaded NFC after a 41-34 loss to the conference-leading Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

ALLEN PARK -- Ever since the season opener against the Green Bay Packers, Dan Campbell has delivered a familiar refrain after every Detroit Lions game, win or lose: there is always something to fix.So it was no shock when, after Sunday’s 41-34 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Campbell once again hammered home that same message.

Six Free Press sports writers make game picks on whether Detroit Lions will upset Matthew Stafford and the LA Rams on Sunday, Dec. 14, in NFL Week 15.

Puka Nacua had a career-high 181 receiving yards to help L.A. become the first team this year to punch its ticket to the postseason.

As the Detroit Lions watched the Los Angeles Rams celebrate a clinched playoff berth on Sunday, they were forced to reckon with their own reality with three games left.