NFL · 2026
Detroit LionsNFC North - .000 pct vSun 15 Nov, 9:30 AM EST New England PatriotsAFC East - .000 pct
Match resultDetroit 45%Tie <1%New England 55%
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 9% 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 16 points in the Playoffs race.
Detroit Lions
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds6%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds7%
New England Patriots
Playoffs67%
Division44%
Conferenceseason odds14%
Super Bowlseason odds7%
Byeseason odds11%
Detroit winPlayoffsDetroit Lions54%71%▲ +17New England Patriots67%79%▲ +12
TiePlayoffsDetroit Lions54%66%▲ +12New England Patriots67%82%▲ +15
New England winPlayoffsDetroit Lions54%55%▲ +1New England Patriots67%90%▲ +23
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0New EnglandDivision44%0-0-0.000-0-0-0BuffaloDivision39%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MiamiDivision13%0-0-0.000-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-The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
0-0-0DenverPlayoffs79%0-0-0.0000-0-0HoustonPlayoffs76%0-0-0.0000-0-0New EnglandPlayoffs67%0-0-0.000The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify