Coach Dan Campbell stood at the podium after Detroit blew a 17-point lead to San Francisco in last season’s NFC title game and talked about how that might have been the Lions only shot at reaching the Super Bowl.

The Detroit Lions have enjoyed a brilliant season and they have been viewed as the best team in the NFL for much of the year. However, that designation likely belongs to the Kansas City Chiefs now, as

The Detroit Lions will know how meaningful their matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night will carry before they step on the field. If Minnesota defeats Green Bay on Sunday, the Lions will still have to beat the Vikings in the regular-season finale to take the NFC North and gain the top seed in the NFC playoffs.

The 32-year-old Bridgewater, who retired to coach his high school alma mater to a Florida state crown, returned to the NFL to boost Detroit's quarterback room in its bid for a Super Bowl title.

Just weeks after former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater led his high school alma mater Miami Northwestern to a Florida state championship, he is expected to come out of retirement and return to the NFL. Bridgewater will sign with the Detroit Lions, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

The Seattle Seahawks kept their postseason hopes alive by defeating the Chicago Bears but remain on the outside looking in.

Seattle won a dour game on a rainy night at Soldier Field to pull within half of a game of the Rams for first place in the NFC West