The Detroit Lions (12-2) will try to sweep their season series with the Chicago Bears (4-10) when the NFC North rivals meet on Sunday afternoon. Detroit had its 11-game winning streak snapped in a 48-42 loss to Buffalo last week,

The Detroit Lions inched closer to their goal of wrapping up the NFC North and No. 1 seed in the conference on Sunday by beating the Chicago Bears, 34-17. Here's a look at where experts place the Lions in their NFL power rankings for Week 17 of the 2024 season.

The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 34-17 at Soldier Field in Chicago on2, 2024. Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw for three touchdowns and 336 yards. The Lions stand at 13-2; the Bears are 4-11.

The good news for the Detroit Lions keeps coming. Not only did they notch a Chicago Bears win, but they have more to celebrate.

The Detroit Lions are a win and one Minnesota Vikings loss vs. Seattle or Green Bay from clinching the top NFC playoff seed and NFC North.

The Chiefs knocked off the Houston Texans on Saturday to improve to 14-1 and maintain their two-game lead over the Buffalo Bills (12-2) for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They now need only one win or one Bills loss to secure the No. 1 seed and a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

The Detroit Lions got back on track with a 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears to move to 13-2 and continue to close in on the No. 1 seed, the first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.