NFL · 2026
Carolina PanthersNFC South - .000 pct vSun 4 Oct, 8:20 PM EDT Detroit LionsNFC North - .000 pct
Match resultCarolina 43%Tie <1%Detroit 57%
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 7% 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 17 points in the Playoffs race.
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs32%
Division21%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds2%
Detroit Lions
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds6%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds7%
Carolina winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%21%▼ -11Detroit Lions54%52%▼ -2
TiePlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%17%▼ -15Detroit Lions54%63%▲ +9
Detroit winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%10%▼ -22Detroit Lions54%68%▲ +14
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%0-0-0.000-0-0-0CarolinaDivision21%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify