We're getting our first Thursday night game of December, and things are starting off with a bang with the Lions hosting the Cowboys in an NFC showdown. This is the old "Thanksgiving leftovers" game where the NFL takes two teams that played on Thanksgiving and has them play each other the following Thursday.

Nate Tice & Charles McDonald join forces to preview Week 14 of NFL action, featuring huge playoff implications.

"NFL Fantasy Live" fantasy analysts Marcas Grant and Adam Rank and analytics expert Cynthia Frelund discuss their bold predictions in Week 14 of the 2025 NFL season.

According to the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's projection model, the outcome of Sunday's Bears vs. Packers matchup could play a major role in who wins the division title

Thursday night's game now features two teams that would be out of the playoffs if the season ended before Week 14, but the matchup has become what amounts to an elimination game. With a loss, the Lions' chances to make the playoffs dip to 19%, according to NFL.com. The Cowboys' chances would go all the way down to 9% with a loss.