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The temperature’s getting colder, but the playoff race is heating up. That’s doubly true when the Detroit Lions meet the Green Bay Packers on “Thursday Night Football” in Week 14.
In the midst of a stellar season, the Lions are roaring through the NFC and ready to take the next step: Detroit is on the precipice of the 2024 NFL playoffs, and a win against their division rivals Thursday night will secure it. All Detroit needs to punch its ticket to the big dance come January is a victory or a tie against the Packers at home Thursday.
The Packers need a win to keep pace in a highly competitive NFC playoff picture. Currently, the Packers (9-3) sit in the sixth spot – the second wild-card – for the NFC playoffs, but there’s plenty of competition for their seat.
Entering Week 14, only the New York Giants have been eliminated from postseason contention in the NFC. While that leaves plenty of other teams on the cusp of elimination, for now, 15 teams are still alive and vying for playoff positioning as the season enters its late stages. Of those on the outside looking at the current playoff picture, five are at or within a game of .500 as the regular season nears its end. That means every win is critical for Green Bay – and anyone else in the NFC.
The Lions and Packers meet in a critical divisional matchup on Thursday night. USA TODAY Sports will provide live updates, highlights and more from tonight’s Packers-Lions matchup from Ford Field in Detroit below.
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- Date: Thursday, Dec. 5
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
The “Thursday Night Football” game between the Packers and Lions is set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET at Ford Field in Detroit.
- Live stream: Amazon Prime Video
- TV Channel: Detroit market: WJBK (Channel 2) | Green Bay market: WGBA (Channel 26)
“Thursday Night Football” will exclusively stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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For cord cutters looking for a live stream for the matchup, you can turn to Amazon Prime Video. Prime is the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” for viewers not tuning in from local TV markets.
Who will win between the Lions and Packers? Here’s what the USA TODAY Sports staff thinks:
- Lorenzo Reyes: Lions 28, Packers 20
- Tyler Dragon: Lions 30, Packers 25
- Richard Morin: Lions 31, Packers 20
- Jordan Mendoza: Lions 30, Packers 29
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