Each week, SB Nation tracks NFL fans’ confidence levels of their favorite teams with their Reacts Surveys posted on their team websites. For Pride of Detroit, we are tasked with gauging Detroit Lions fans’ confidence in the team heading into each game.

The Lions dropped back-to-back losses for the first time since 2022, and are all but eliminated from the playoff picture. As a result, the Lions’ record sits at 8-7, and they enter the final two weeks of the regular season playing for pride and looking to rediscover a sense of identity.

Lions fans remain frustrated with how this...

The Detroit Lions’ playoff chances are little to none, but the boys in Honolulu Blue still have to suit up again on Christmas Day.

They leave their families (or put them in planes) to head to Minnesota to take on the 7-8 Vikings. Detroit has dropped in nearly every power ranking, as many agree they’re not a bad team, it’s just not the Lions’ year.

Here are some Week 17 picks, predictions, and thoughts from NFL analysts and writers.

Five of six USA Today sports writers polled say the Lions have this one in the bag.

“With a slim...

For the first time ever, the Detroit Lions will be featured live on streaming giant Netflix, as they take on the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day at 4:30 p.m. ET. For some, that may be an exciting new platform to catch their favorite team. But for most, I sense, it’s yet another streaming service to subscribe to in order to watch the NFL—certainly an inconvenience for some who may be traveling during the holiday.

Well, there’s good news for those of you in the local metro Detroit area: YOU DON’T NEED TO SUBSCRIBE TO NETFLIX TO WATCH THE GAME. The...

My hopes were high for my bold prediction last week before kick off, but quickly the prediction was wrong. This time, my prediction has four quarters to stay alive.

On Christmas afternoon, the Detroit Lions travel on the road to take on the Minnesota Vikings in a complete 180 from last season’s ending. While the Vikings are eliminated from playoff contention, the Lions still have a shot, although it’s a long one. With the Lions still needing to win out, and playing before they know their fate for Week 18, they’ll do all they can to keep the hopes alive...

The Detroit Lions aren’t quite dead yet. If the improbable results of them finishing out by winning their two remaining games (at Vikings, at Bears) combined with the Green Bay Packers losing out (vs. 49ers, at Vikings) happen, the Lions will have managed to sneak their way into the postseason.

But after Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Lions fans are bumming pretty hard. Most understand the long-shot odds are probably not worth getting hopeful for, others don’t even want to see this team in the postseason given their current low level of play.

Regardless, the Lions still have two...

The Detroit Lions (8-7) and Minnesota Vikings (7-8) have released their latest injury reports as both teams prepare for a Christmas Day showdown. The Lions held another walkthrough on Tuesday, meaning each player’s practice participation level is estimated by the coaching staff, projecting each injured player’s involvement had there been a regular practice.

Let’s take a look at the latest injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note: Any changes from the last injury report will be bolded.

No practice

• RB David Montgomery (illness) — added to the injury report on Tuesday -...

The Detroit Lions (8-7) fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-24 in Week 16, a game that delivered a massive blow to the Lions’ chances of making the postseason. Despite being touchdown favorites, the Lions were never able to gain control of the game and once again failed to live up to their potential.

Let’s take a look at how things shook out in this week’s power rankings.

Sports Illustrated: 12 (Previous rank: 13)

From Conor Orr:

Forget about the ridiculous nine-minute long, strangely narrativized explanation for the offensive pass interference at the end of this game. This was...

The 2026 Pro Bowl rosters are out, and the Detroit Lions have five players who made the roster, down from last year’s seven. Here are the five players who made it:

• RB Jahmyr Gibbs
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
• RT Penei Sewell
• EDGE Aidan Hutchinson
• LB Jack Campbell

Among the group, Campbell is the only first-time Pro Bowler, but it was well deserved. The Lions’ MIKE linebacker made the Year 3 jump that many within the organization were predicting. Through 15 games, Campbell has 159 tackles (third in the NFL), nine tackles for loss (36th), three...

This season of Detroit Lions football did not go as planned. After a 15-2 season with a premature exit in the playoffs, many expected the Lions to jump right back into contention and fight for their first Super Bowl appearance. Instead, as Christmas approaches, they’re on the brink of elimination with playoff odds lower than 10%.

On this week’s episode of the PODcast, we recap Detroit’s disheartening loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. How did the Lions suddenly lose their entire identity of running the football on offense and stopping the run on defense? We also break down some severe coaching...

Crazy how much a year can change things, huh? Last season, the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings were the top two teams in the NFC, fighting not just for the division but for the top seed in the conference. This year? Both are at the bottom of the division; one team is eliminated from the playoffs, and the other is hanging on for dear life.

The Vikings’ playoff hopes are gone, so they’re playing as a spoiler with revenge on the mind after how last season ended. While they beat the Lions earlier in the season, eliminating them from...

The Detroit Lions’ unsuccessful end-of-game goal-line sequence against the Steelers almost perfectly encapsulated their tumultuous 2025 season. It was a year defined by brief optimism, uncomfortable stretches, and frustration—a season that never quite felt like the version of this team fans had grown used to. When answers were needed most, they weren’t found. That final series mirrored the season itself: desperate, disjointed, and underwhelming. They put themselves in this situation.

There was something painfully fitting about the final nails in the Lions’ once-promising season being delivered by Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers. Throughout the year, Detroit lacked the control and...

The Detroit Lions aren’t mathematically eliminated from the NFL playoff race, but they are beyond a long shot at this point. They need the Green Bay Packers to lose both of their remaining games (vs. Ravens, at Vikings) and the Lions need to win their remaining two games (at Vikings, at Bears). Prediction models have that probability at somewhere between 5-10%, depending on your source. Given how the Lions have played over the past couple of months, I think it’s pretty safe to say that playoff hopes are pretty much gone at this point.

But there are two games left...