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NFL 2026 · Regular season Week 13

What does Lions vs Falcons change in the NFL playoff race?

Lions

Detroit Lions

5-2

1:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

3-5

Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET (Dec 7, 03:00 KST)Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

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What's at stake

Current standings (120 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 16 NFC teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Lions win

Falcons win

  • LionsNFC #5→#6 seedMagic 10→-
  • FalconsNFC #11→#4 seedoutside the top 7→division leaderTragic 9→-
4 more teams
  • PanthersNFC #4→#10 seeddivision leader→outside the top 7Tragic 10→9
  • BearsNFC #6→#5 seed
  • BuccaneersNFC #10→#11 seedTragic 9→8
  • SaintsTragic 9→8

Tie

Both teams going in

TeamSeedMagicTragicDivision magic
LionsNFC #5 seed · 5-2510--
FalconsNFC #11 seed · 3-511-9-

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-7 seed (division magic: first place); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team in question (official tiebreakers such as head-to-head are not applied; equal records are ordered by BALLDONTLIE seed). How we calculate →

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Team records

Season records as listed by BALLDONTLIE.

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  • Seed — seven teams per conference (AFC, NFC) make the playoffs. The four division winners take seeds 1–4 whatever their records; the best three of the rest take seeds 5–7.
  • Wild card — seeds 5–7, earned on record without winning the division. Only the No. 1 seed skips the first round (the Wild Card round).
  • Tie — a regular-season game still level after a 10-minute overtime ends as a tie, counted as half a win in winning percentage.
How we calculate →
Lions playoff scenarios →Falcons playoff scenarios → NFL schedule & results Playoff seeds Magic numbersNFL standings & scenarios →

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic numbers, tragic numbers and seeds are computed by this site.