The latest news out of Green Bay is good news for the Detroit Lions' hopes to wind up with a fourth-place schedule in 2026.

The Packers can clinch a playoff spot with the win over the Ravens on Saturday after Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers knocked off the Lions on Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs. With six turnovers in a 23-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, Detroit was eliminated from postseason contention — clinching at least a wild-card berth for Green Bay.

Vikings send Packers to playoff clinching scenario, ruin Lions' day on Christmas originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Green Bay Packers had a way to clinch a playoff spot on Christmas Day.

The Detroit Lions' showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers is a must-win. Detroit's playoff hopes are dwindling as they sit in eighth place in the NFC, just outsi

The Packers clinched a spot in the NFC playoffs following the Lions' loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas, which also eliminated Detroit from postseason contention.

With a win, the Ravens would have an identical 8-8 record to the Lions. If the two teams finish with the same record, the Lions would likely be awarded the higher draft pick based on strength of schedule, which is the aggregate winning percentage of a team’s opponents.

Here are the odds for the Detroit Lions to make the NFL playoffs, after the Bears-Packers game and entering Sunday's NFL Week 16 games.

The Green Bay Packers held on to beat the Detroit Lions 31-24 in their Thanksgiving Day showdown. With the Packers up by seven with under two minutes to go, they made a fourth-down conversion to seal the game, thanks to a Jordan Love pass to Dontayvion Wicks.

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