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.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell offered a three-word answer with the team's playoff hopes hanging by a thread after a loss to the Rams.

Jameson Williams did not catch a pass. In the Lions’ next game, he had a career-high seven receptions for 144 yards and one touchdown on Nov. 27, followed by another seven-catch game on Dec. 4. And on Sunday,

Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown makes football history never done before in the NFL originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No one has ever done this before. Amon-Ra St. Brown, the superstar wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, has started his own club in NFL history.

Well, at least according to a number of NFL fans, who have crowned Matthew Stafford the definitive frontrunner after he threw for 368 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a crucial 41-34 win over the Detroit Lions that kept the Rams No. 1 in the NFC.

The Detroit Lions, led by quarterback Jared Goff, face the Los Angeles Rams, led by quarterback Matthew Stafford, on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

The coach pointed to the third quarter of the 41-34 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew Stafford led the Rams to 17 points while the Lions didn't score and a seven-point lead turned into a 10-point deficit.