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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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.
“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. 
Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Prime Video, with Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) providing additional coverage.  
The Prime Video pregame, halftime and postgame shows feature Charissa Thompson as host, as well as former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth as analysts.  
Taylor Rooks is the feature reporter for Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage. Albert Breer provides reports and analysis. 
Who will win between the Lions and Packers? Here’s what the USA TODAY Sports staff thinks:
The Lions are favorites to defeat the Packers, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Not interested in this game? Check out expert picks and best bets for every NFL game this week. 
The Lions still sit atop of the NFC North, but the division could get very interesting if the Packers pull out a victory tonight. Here’s how they stack up: 
The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are tied for the most Super Bowl wins with six. 
The Packers have won four Super Bowls in five appearances, including the first two Super Bowls (then called the AFL–NFL World Championship Game) under legendary coach Vince Lombardi, for whom the Super Bowl championship trophy is named after. The Packers’ most recent Super Bowl win came during the 2010 season in Super Bowl XLV. 
The Lions are among four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl. The Lions, however, were a powerhouse team before the advent of the Super Bowl, winning four NFL championships, including three in the 1950s.
NFL franchises with most Super Bowl wins:
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