In the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions played the ultimate Game 272 ... The Chiefs are locked into the No. 1 seed and are resting starters against the Broncos, who must win Sunday ...

At least for a week. The Lions will be off for a week and will get some much needed rest and recovery before returning to the field either Jan. 18 or Jan. 19, depending on what the NFL schedules.

And wow was it a wild afternoon in the NFC playoff picture. We now know all the playoff teams, their seeds and playoff matchups after the Detroit Lions convincingly ... but are resting key ...

With 272 regular-season games now in the books, the NFL playoff picture is complete. Week 18 wound down with the Detroit Lions vanquishing ... use the extra rest before resuming the quest for ...

The Lions needed a win in Week 18 to claim the NFC North. Dan Campbell's crew did that emphatically on Sunday night. The Lions handled business in the regular season finale to secure the ...

Before returning to action on Sunday, January 5, Detroit Lions star Alex Anzalone showed ... Anzalone, 30, posted a picture via his Instagram Story of his broken forearm post-surgery.

The Detroit Lions and their ear-ringing fans celebrated a feat that the franchise pulled off for the first time. Fireworks went off and streamers came down from the rafters while fog machines ...

The Detroit Lions decided that revenge and momentum were more important than rest in Week 17. ESPN analyst Troy Aikman questioned if that was the right move Monday night for a Lions squad that ...