2026 Playoff Race
Lions Playoff Picture
The Detroit Lions' path to January — computed live.
0-0
.000 · Updated Sep 8, 5:30 PM ET
Record
0-0
.000 · —
Games left
17
of 17
NFC Seed
Out
0 GB of the 7-seed
NFC North
2nd
tied at top
Point diff
0
0 PF · 0 PA
Pace
0
projected wins
The Read
With the season yet to begin, everything is still in front of Detroit: a full 17-game slate, nine of them at home and eight on the road. Six of those games come against NFC North rivals, so the path to a division title — and the automatic top-four seed that comes with it — runs largely through familiar opponents. Nothing is decided, but nothing is out of reach either; the work starts at 0-0.
National Football Conference
The Playoff Picture
7 seeds · No. 1 gets a bye
| Seed | Team | Rec | Pct | Div | Conf | Diff | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cowboys | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 2 |  Bears | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 3 |  Falcons | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 4 |  Rams | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 5 |  Giants | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 6 |  Eagles | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 7 |  Commanders | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
Bye (1)Division winner (1–4)Wild card (5–7)
Target
Path to a winning record
0/9
Wins needed
9
Rest-of-way
9-8
Required pct
.529
Target
Path to 10 wins
0/10
Wins needed
10
Rest-of-way
10-7
Required pct
.588
Division
NFC North
| # | Team | Rec | Pct | Div | Diff | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bears | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Lions | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 3 |  Packers | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
| 4 |  Vikings | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 | — |
Seeds 5–7
The Wild-Card Chase
non–division leaders
| # | Team | Rec | Pct | Conf | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 2 | Eagles | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 3 | Commanders | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 4 | Lions | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 5 | Packers | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 6 | Vikings | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 7 |  Saints | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 8 |  Buccaneers | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 9 |  Panthers | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 10 |  Cardinals | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 11 |  49ers | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
| 12 |  Seahawks | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | — |
The Lions trail the final wild-card spot by 0 games with 0 teams to pass.
Schedule
Remaining Games
17 games left
9Home8Road6NFC North
- Wk 19/13vsToss-upSaints
- Wk 29/18@Toss-up
Bills - Wk 39/27vsToss-up
Jets - Wk 410/5@Toss-upPanthers
- Wk 510/11@Toss-upCardinals
- Wk 710/25vsToss-upPackers
- Wk 811/1vsToss-upVikings
- Wk 911/8@Toss-up
Dolphins - Wk 1011/15vsToss-up
Patriots - Wk 1111/22vsToss-upBuccaneers
- Wk 1211/26vsToss-upBears
- Wk 1312/6@Toss-upFalcons
- Wk 1412/13vsToss-up
Titans - Wk 1512/21@Toss-upVikings
- Wk 1612/29vsToss-upGiants
- Wk 171/3@Toss-upBears
- Wk 181/10@Toss-upPackers
Seeds and tiebreakers via ESPN. Recent NFC No. 7 seed win totals: 2024 ≈ 10 · 2023 ≈ 9 · 2022 ≈ 9. Live data from ESPN.