We set the table for the stretch run, as the Lions, Vikings and Packers battle for the the NFC North and the pesky Bears try to finish strong.

This week isn't an ordinary Thursday Night Football game. It's a game that could shift the NFC North standings.

The craziest part is that the four NFC North teams are among the six teams with the hardest remaining schedule, according to Tankathon. And well, that's because the division is awesome and they are playing themselves.

Thirteen weeks of the 2024 NFL season are in the books, which means we're well past the midway point of the regular-season calendar. And the playoffs are just around the corner. The NFC, in particular,

Week 14 will see the remaining six teams (Ravens, Broncos, Texans, Colts, Patriots, and Commanders) that haven’t gotten time off finally get some needed regrouping time. That means the final four weeks of 2024 will feature full 16-game slates.

The Bills have clinched the AFC East, the Chiefs have clinched a playoff berth, and 12 more playoff spots are up for grabs.

"The early game on CBS between the Bears and Lions averaged 37.5 million viewers," the NFL wrote on its website, "the most-watched early Thanksgiving Day game on record and up +11% versus last year's Packers versus Lions game which was the previous record."

The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers will meet for their second contest of the 2024 campaign in Week 14, with Green Bay looking to exact revenge after Detroit won the last time out. Here's a look at some expert picks and predictions for this massively important NFC North showdown.

The Lions will square off with the Green Bay Packers Thursday night at Ford Field, in pursuit of a sweep of the season series against their NFC North rivals. If they do just that, they'll improve to 4-0 on the season against their divisional opponents.