With solely three weeks remaining within the NFL common season, bubble groups are operating out of time to make a ultimate push to the playoffs. Which Week 15 losers needs to be anxious, and which of them ought to maintain off on smashing the panic button?
Panic meter ranking: 8.5/10
It is formally full-on panic mode in Detroit. The Lions gave up 24 second-half factors to the Los Angeles Rams of their 41-34 loss on Sunday, dropping them to 8-6 on the 12 months. Dan Campbell’s squad now has a 41 p.c likelihood to make the playoffs, in keeping with NFL.com, but it surely’ll want some assist.
If the Lions end the season 3-0 in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, they will want both the Bears or Inexperienced Bay Packers to go 1-2 or worse, or the San Francisco 49ers to go 0-3. In the event that they go 2-1 to shut the 12 months, they will want the Bears or Packers to go 0-3. Detroit’s greatest likelihood is to win its subsequent two video games and hope the Bears lose to the Packers or 49ers, which might arrange a win-and-in showdown in opposition to Chicago in Week 18.
Panic meter ranking: 7.5/10
The Packers had a chance to remain inside placing distance of the No. 1 seed within the NFC in Week 15, however they blew a 23-14 second-half result in the Denver Broncos and fell to the No. 7 seed. To make issues worse, star pass-rusher Micah Parsons suffered a torn ACL within the sport and can miss the remainder of the season.
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