NFL · 2026
Detroit LionsNFC North - .000 pct vSun 13 Sep, 1:00 PM EDT New Orleans SaintsNFC South - .000 pct
Match resultDetroit 73%Tie <1%New Orleans 27%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 8% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 22 points in the Playoffs race.
Detroit Lions
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds6%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds7%
New Orleans Saints
Playoffs36%
Division24%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Detroit winPlayoffsDetroit Lions54%67%▲ +13New Orleans Saints36%20%▼ -16
TiePlayoffsDetroit Lions54%62%▲ +8New Orleans Saints36%26%▼ -10
New Orleans winPlayoffsDetroit Lions54%46%▼ -8New Orleans Saints36%42%▲ +6
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0DetroitDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MinnesotaDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0ChicagoDivision24%0-0-0.000-NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0AtlantaDivision34%0-0-0.000-0-0-0New OrleansDivision24%0-0-0.000-0-0-0Tampa BayDivision22%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify