NFL Playoff Picture 2017: Updated AFC, NFC Wild-Card Bracket Ahead of Week 17

December 28, 2016   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

All eyes will be on the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions when they meet at Ford Field in Detroit Sunday night.
These two teams will be fighting for the NFC North title, and while the game will be played at the Lions' home field, the Packers appear to have the momentum.
The Lions have dropped back-to-back games to the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, while the Packers have put together a five-game winning streak and appear to have gotten their act back together after a horrific run in the middle of the season that saw them drop four in a row and give up 38.3 points per game over that span.
From the outside, it appears there is a cloud of doom hanging over the Lions, but that observation may not be accurate. They have not won their division since 1993, and the franchise history is quite bleak since Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne was under center in 1957. The Lions won their last NFL title that year, overwhelming the Cleveland Browns by a 59-14 margin.
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