The Detroit Lions are back in first place in the NFC North! The Lions won in Germany to move to 7-2 on the season and with the Chicago Bears on a bye, they will remain 7-2. The Lions are 2-0 in the NFC North and the Bears are 0-2, so Detroit wins the tiebreaker. The two teams will square off on Thanksgiving in a couple weeks for the first time this year and they play again in Week 17.
One of the other two NFC North teams will get to seven wins on Sunday, as well. The 6-2 Minnesota Vikings face the 6-3
Green Bay Packers at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. Detroit has wins over both teams and will end Week 10 in the lead of the NFC North.
For the top spot in the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers are 7-1 and face the Dallas Cowboys Sunday afternoon. If the 49ers lose, they fall into a tie with the Lions at 7-2. Detroit will move into first place with a 4-1 record in the NFC while San Francisco will fall to 4-2 in the conference.
NFC playoff standings after the Lions’ win in Germany
1. San Francisco 49ers (7-1)
2. Detroit Lions (7-2, 2-0 NFCN)
3. New York Giants (5-3-1)
4. Carolina Panthers (3-5, 1-1 NFCS)
5. Chicago Bears (7-2, 0-2 NFCN)
6. Minnesota Vikings (6-2)
7. Green Bay Packers (6-3)
8. Seattle Seahawks (5-4, 2-1 NFCW)
9. Los Angeles Rams (5-4, 0-2 NFCW)
10. Dallas Cowboys (4-5)
11. Washington Commanders (3-5-1)
12. New Orleans Saints (3-5, 0-1 NFCS)
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6, win over ATL, 3-3 NFC)
14. Atlanta Falcons (3-6, loss to TB, 3-3 NFC)
15. Arizona Cardinals (3-6, 2-5 NFC)
16. Philadelphia Eagles (2-7)
