NFL · 2026
Atlanta Falcons2nd NFC South - .500 pct vSun 6 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Detroit Lions3rd NFC North - .500 pct
Match resultAtlanta 57%Tie <1%Detroit 43%
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 10% 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 20 points in the Playoffs race.
Atlanta Falcons
Playoffs51%
Division40%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds4%
Detroit Lions
Playoffs39%
Division13%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Atlanta winPlayoffsAtlanta Falcons51%59%▲ +8Detroit Lions39%22%▼ -17
TiePlayoffsAtlanta Falcons51%51%±0Detroit Lions39%35%▼ -4
Detroit winPlayoffsAtlanta Falcons51%39%▼ -12Detroit Lions39%42%▲ +3
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
1MinnesotaDivision55%4-0-01.000-2ChicagoDivision22%3-1-0.75013DetroitDivision13%2-2-0.5002NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.5009DetroitPlayoffs39%2-2-0.500